South Tahoe scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 29-12 margin over the Hug Hawks. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The team relied heavily on Kaia Kottimier, who got on base in five of her eight plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Elle Magdelano was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
On Hug's side, Stephanie Mendoza was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elena Solano, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
The win made it two in a row for South Tahoe and bumps their season record up to 2-7. As for Hug, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
South Tahoe is on the road again on Wednesday to play Sparks at 3:30 p.m. Sparks has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.11 runs per game on average), something South Tahoe will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hug, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Valleys at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th.
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