The Mojave Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lee Vining Tigers at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Mojave is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mojave gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Lee Vining as Mojave made off with a 16-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mojave considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Evangelina Mendizabal made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Mendizabal was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
In other batting news, Daisy Sanchez was a standout: she scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alazey Cordero, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mojave is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Lee Vining, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
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