The South Hills Huskies earned a 6-2 win over the Beaumont Cougars on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly four runs.
Abigail Quintero and Parker Milton dominated on the mound. Quintero pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Milton struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. What's more, Quintero gave up only zero walks, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Mikayla Sta. Ana was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Garcia, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
South Hills hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
South Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. Beaumont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Coming up, South Hills will venture away from home to take on Los Altos at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (South Hills 3.2, Los Altos 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Beaumont, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Upland at 3:15 p.m.
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