Douglas stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spanish Springs Cougars a 6-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Douglas who now have ten in a row.
The result came thanks to Talia Tretton's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Annie Hill was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilyann Lee, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Douglas' victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-4. As for Spanish Springs, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5.
Douglas will be playing in front of their home fans against Carson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Spanish Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Reed at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Spanish Springs: 3.6, Reed: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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