Marquez stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Mendez Jaguars onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Marquez, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaime Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Marquez let Gilbert Perez and Armando Ordaz loose on the outfield. Perez went 2-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double, while Ordaz scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. William Morales was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
On Mendez's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alfredo Montes, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
The win made it two in a row for Marquez and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Mendez, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Marquez will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Maywood CES at 1:00 p.m. on April 8th. As for Mendez, they will head out on the road to square off against Hollywood at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. Hollywood has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something Mendez will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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