Softball Recap: Buckeye Hawks vs. Glendale Cardinals
Buckeye put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the Glendale Cardinals onto the board and left with a 20-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Buckeye sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Caleila Kaluna was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Kaluna was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Buckeye got a massive performance out of Valeria Villa Villarreal, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sofia Villa Villareal, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Glendale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-13.
Buckeye will be playing at home against Copper Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Buckeye knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Copper Canyon likes a good challenge. As for Glendale, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Youngker at 4:00 p.m.
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