Vanden waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Armijo Royals. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for one run.
Jackson Armstrong looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Jack Tranchina was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Isaiah Shahan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Armijo's side, Chase Lewis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Isayi, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Vanden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Armijo, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-6-1.
Vanden will have a chance to go back-to-back against Armijo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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