Del Norte won the last time they faced Mission Hills, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Del Norte Nighthawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Mission Hills Grizzlies. The win made it back-to-back victories for Del Norte.
Alexa Brunetti was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Alexis Kyles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Mission Hills' side, Abby Huhn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Huhn has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oloa Motas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mission Hills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Norte only tossed three.
Del Norte pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mission Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Del Norte will challenge San Marcos at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Del Norte's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so San Marcos' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mission Hills, they will head out on the road to square off against Poway at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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