Softball Recap: Cobre Indians vs. Socorro Warriors
Cobre can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Socorro Warriors a 16-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cobre.
Bella Saiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Saiz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Saiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cobre got a massive performance out of Alexis Carrillo, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 2-for-3. Destyni Martinez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Cobre has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Socorro, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cobre beat Socorro by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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