Rancho put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 15-0 shutout. The win was some much needed relief for Rancho as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Rodrigo Ruiz and Julian Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Ruiz scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Lopez scored two runs while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Benicio Bejarano, who scored three runs.
Rancho's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Valley, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-12.
Rancho will have a chance to go back-to-back against Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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