Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thornton). They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Adams City Eagles 13-12. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Trojans also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Mya Grady made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and eight unearned) runs off 15 hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mia Gray was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Adrianna Villalpando, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thornton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adams City only tossed six.
Thornton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Adams City, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thornton will take on Aurora Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Thornton is facing Aurora Central at the right time seeing as Aurora Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Adams City, they will challenge Westminster at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Adams City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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