East Paulding picks up third straight win on the road
East Paulding put their dominant pitcher on display in the team’s third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kennesaw Mountain Mustangs a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Raiders have won three games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday’s blowout was nothing new.
Emma Hernandez made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn’t allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she’s now hit three or more in the last three games she’s played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brie Cazares, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ansleigh Broome, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
East Paulding didn’t let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That’s the most strikeouts they’ve earned since back in September of 2023.
East Paulding pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Kennesaw Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
East Paulding will challenge Creekview at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kennesaw Mountain, they will venture away from home to take on Harrison at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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