The Desert Hills Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Cedar Reds at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Hills will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Desert Hills stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Cedar onto the board and left with a 6-0 win.
Lulu West made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. West has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. West was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Greene, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. Hallee Heath was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Desert Hills pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Cedar, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Desert Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cedar struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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