Baseball Recap: Marquez Gladiators vs. Maywood Academy Nighthawks
Marquez can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They never let the Maywood Academy Nighthawks onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Marquez as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jaime Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Marquez got a massive performance out of Derek Vazquez, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. Vazquez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jason Gutierrez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
On Maywood Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Mireles, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Marquez's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Maywood Academy, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
As of now, neither Marquez nor Maywood Academy have any future games scheduled.
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