Collinsville won the last time they faced Nocona, and things went their way on Monday too. The Collinsville Pirates walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Nocona Indians. The win made it back-to-back victories for Collinsville.
Shelby Derzapf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (she also only allowed one walk). Derzapf has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Derzapf was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Collinsville got a massive performance out of Ashleigh Ortowski, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Reece Elvington was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Collinsville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9-1 record this season. As for Nocona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Collinsville will head out on the road to face off against Tioga at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nocona, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Saint Jo at 11:00 a.m.
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