Discovery gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 22-19 victory over the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers. This was a revenge game for the Warriors: when they faced off against the Pioneers back in April, they had to take a 27-9 loss.
Natalie Castrellon
| 05/08/25 @ Sun Valley Magnet | 5 |
| 04/10/25 vs Bert Corona Charter | 4 |
| 05/02/25 vs Lakeview Charter | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Hollywood | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ Community Charter | 3 |
Natalie Castrellon and Ashlyn Rico did most of the damage at the plate: Castrellon went 5-for-6 with two runs and one double, while Rico went 2-for-5 with one home run and three runs. Those five hits gave Castrellon a new career-high. Emily Blanco was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three runs and one double.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Discovery lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Discovery and bumps their season record up to 7-8. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Sun Valley Magnet, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Coming up, Discovery will head out on the road to challenge Locke at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they will host Bert Corona Charter at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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