Four RBI Day for Abby Jennings Spells Out Victory for Wolves
2/23/2023 11:24 pm
Freshman Abby Jennings was an RBI machine on Thursday, driving in four on two hits to lead Plano West past the Denison Yellow Jackets 11-2 on Thursday. Jennings drove in runs on a home run in the first and a sac fly in the fourth. Senior Brooke Hilton had a long ball of her own in the second inning.
The Wolves grabbed an early lead, scoring on a single by Sophomore Elyse Mikes and the home run by Jennings in the first inning. After the Yellow Jackets scored one run in the top of the fourth, Plano West answered with one of their own.
Junior Carra Cleaves was the winning pitcher for Plano West. Cleaves pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs while striking out four. The Yellow Jackets pitcher with the loss gave up 14 hits and 11 runs, striking out one and walking one.
Plano West saw the ball well at the plate, racking up 14 hits in the game. Cleaves, Mikes, Hilton, Jennings, and Senior Adayah Wallace all managed multiple hits for the Wolves. Cleaves led the Wolves at the plate, with 3 hits in 3 at bats.
The Wolves played a clean game in the field too with no errors. Sophomore Kaaya Mehta had 9 chances in the field, the most on the team.
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