Eaglecrest won the last time they faced Smoky Hill, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Eaglecrest Raptors were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Smoky Hill Buffaloes. The result was nothing new for the Raptors, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Alyssa Vallejos looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Hendrian, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Leila Kelliher, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eaglecrest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smoky Hill only posted a batting average of .240.
The win made it two in a row for Eaglecrest and bumps their season record up to 10-5. As for Smoky Hill, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Eaglecrest will host Cherry Creek at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Eaglecrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Smoky Hill, they will head out to face off against Cherokee Trail at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cherokee Trail knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Smoky Hill likes a good challenge.
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