Softball Recap: Mission Oak Hawks vs. Dinuba Emperors
Mission Oak waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Dinuba Emperors. That's more bragging rights for Mission Oak, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maleena Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mission Oak's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rebekah Beasley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mission Oak is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Dinuba, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-18.
Mission Oak will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Golden West at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Golden West: 3.7, Mission Oak: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Dinuba does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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