Softball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Yuma Catholic

Shamrocks

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Highland Prep	19
03/25/25 vs Odyssey Institute	18
04/17/25 @ Odyssey Institute	17
04/11/25 @ Kingman	16
03/18/25 vs Parker	15

Yuma Catholic extended their winning streak to seven on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 21-4 in the process. They blew past the Tonopah Valley Phoenix 11-0. The Shamrocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.

Not much got past Cherish Trujillo, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Tonopah Valley off the board. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Trujillo.

On the hitting side, Isabel Rodriguez and Faith Donley did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Donley went 2-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassandra Reynoso, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.

Yuma Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in seven consecutive games.

As for Tonopah Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. Their defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it six in a row.

On Tonopah Valley's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Green, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yuma Catholic will host Chino Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Tonopah Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arizona Lutheran Academy at 3:45 p.m.