South Hills can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Walnut Mustangs as the South Hills Huskies made off with a 9-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Hills also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Abigail Quintero spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, South Hills let Mikayla Sta Ana and Joie Economides loose on the outfield. Sta Ana went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Economides got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Faith Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
South Hills is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Walnut, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Hills is on the road again on Thursday to play Diamond Bar at 3:30 p.m. South Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Diamond Bar's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Walnut, they will head out on the road to take on Los Altos at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Los Altos is coming into the contest with five straight victories at home, so Walnut will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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