La Vernia put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the San Antonio Memorial Minutemen onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for La Vernia who now have three in a row.
Mattie Armstrong spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, La Vernia got a massive performance out of Sarah Bradley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Martin, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, San Antonio Memorial hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Vernia struck out nine times.
The win got La Vernia back to even at 16-16-1. As for San Antonio Memorial, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
La Vernia will head out on the road to take on Fredericksburg at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fredericksburg will roll in looking for their 19th straight victory, something La Vernia surely won't give up without a fight. San Antonio Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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