Chandler owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. Everything went their way against the Shawnee Wolves as the Chandler Lions made off with an 8-0 win. Considering the Lions have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kennedy Allen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Blaklei Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaylee Ventris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Chandler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in August.
Chandler's victory bumped their record up to 28-3. As for Shawnee, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Chandler will square off against Meeker at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Chandler is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Shawnee, they will face off against Atoka at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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