With a playoff game on the line, Hawthorne Math & Science Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Valley Christian Academy Lions as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering Hawthorne Math & Science Academy has won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Julie Hess made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Hess was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Natalie Erazo was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Rebeka Dorantes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Valley Christian Academy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eliza Ellis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory was the third in a row for Hawthorne Math & Science Academy, bringing their record for this year to 12-2. As for Valley Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Hawthorne Math & Science Academy will head out on the road to face off against Oxford Academy at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Oxford Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. Valley Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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