Softball Recap: Cienega Bobcats vs. Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks
Cienega stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks an 8-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Cienega who now have six in a row.
Maya Fimbres tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andreca Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Valerie Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
On Ironwood Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joliee Romero, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Cienega has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Ironwood Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Cienega will head out on the road to face off against Willow Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow Canyon is coming into the contest with 11 straight victories at home, so Cienega will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Ironwood Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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