Softball Recap: Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears vs. Locke Saints
In what's become a running theme this season, Port of Los Angeles gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Locke Saints a 19-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Port of Los Angeles who now have nine in a row.
Alyssa Setka was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Setka has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Setka was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Port of Los Angeles got a massive performance out of Jasmine Garcia, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Samantha Russell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Port of Los Angeles pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Locke, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Port of Los Angeles will be playing at home against Arleta at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Port of Los Angeles is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Locke, they will head out on the road to challenge Harbor Teacher at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harbor Teacher's pitching crew has only allowed 1.1 runs per game this season, so Locke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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