With a playoff game on the line, Blanchard rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kingfisher Yellowjackets a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 23 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kylee Coy, who gave up just two hits to keep Kingfisher off the board. Coy has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Blanchard got a massive performance out of Finley Lockwood, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallorie Pool, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Blanchard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Blanchard pushed their record up to 32-5 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kingfisher, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-8 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on Norman at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Blanchard's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Norman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Kingfisher does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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