Reed put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Bishop Manogue Miners. Winning may never get old, but Reed sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Anna Maxwell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Maxwell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Maxwell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Maxwell wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kehaulani Tambaoan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Tambaoan has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Vanessa Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Reed has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8-1 record this season. As for Bishop Manogue, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.
Reed will head out on the road to square off against McQueen at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Reed is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Bishop Manogue, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Damonte Ranch at 11:00 a.m. Damonte Ranch has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.24 runs per game on average), something Bishop Manogue will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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