After having lost a blowout in their previous game against College Park, Livermore was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Patterson Tigers as the Livermore Cowboys made off with a 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cowboys considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Livermore got a great performance from Kaci Norton as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gianna Willes, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Another player making a difference was Payten Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Livermore always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Patterson only posted an OBP of .222.
Livermore now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Patterson, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-5-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Livermore will square off against Newark Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Patterson, they will take on Oakdale at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Patterson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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