After flying high against Silver Valley last Monday, Lucerne Valley came back down to earth. The Lucerne Valley Mustangs wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-2 walloping at the hands of the Hesperia Christian Patriots on Friday. Lucerne Valley has struggled against Hesperia Christian recently, as their contest on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Miah Gonzalez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played.
On Hesperia Christian's side, Hailey Hoffman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hoffman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riley Piorkowski was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Eden Skinner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Lucerne Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Hesperia Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lucerne Valley by a score of 18-2 later that day.
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