Softball Recap: Del Mar Dons vs. Evergreen Valley Cougars
Del Mar put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Evergreen Valley Cougars as the Del Mar Dons made off with a 28-4 win. Fans of Del Mar have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Sienna Denson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out 13 over 4.2 innings pitched. Denson was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niarah Aimonetti, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Meher Singh was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of her four plate appearances.
Del Mar's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 22.5 runs per game. As for Evergreen Valley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Del Mar will head out on the road to take on James Lick at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Del Mar knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully James Lick likes a good challenge. As for Evergreen Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Yerba Buena at 4:00 p.m. Evergreen Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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