On Thursday, Tucson High Magnet School faced Sunnyside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tucson High Magnet School Badgers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Sunnyside Blue Devils 6-4. The victory was nothing new for Tucson High Magnet School as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jorgina Gant spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Jiselle Nunez was a standout: she got on base in five of her six plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Jaliyah Grigsby was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
On Sunnyside's side, they also let their pitcher toss all 10.2 innings and she was also dialed-in: Tatyana Vega gave up six earned runs on ten hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Amerika Lopez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Lauryn Carbajal, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Tucson High Magnet School pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Sunnyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-7.
Tucson High Magnet School will head out on the road to face off against Mountain View at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. Sunnyside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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