Santa Rosa waltzed into their matchup in Thursday's first game with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Clayton Yellowjackets 17-2. Santa Rosa might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by eight runs or more this season.
Joshua Cordova was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Cordova was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jykub Gage was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nicolas Chavez, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
On Clayton's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonoven Hildago, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Clayton, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Rosa beat Clayton by a score of 18-0 later that day.
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