Ganesha had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bassett Olympians a 16-0 shutout. Give the Giants' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Kalena Lemus tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Ganesha let Hollynn Gentry and Jazmine Mikel run wild. Gentry got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI, while Mikel went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Mikel a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anabelle Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Ganesha 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 five strikeouts in 11 consecutive games.
Giants
| 03/27/25 @ Bassett | 16-0 |
| 03/24/25 @ Edgewood | 22-0 |
| 03/20/25 @ La Puente | 26-0 |
| 03/18/25 @ Pomona | 22-1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Cajon | 13-3 |
| + 12 more games |
Ganesha pushed their record up to 12-4-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average this season. As for Bassett, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ganesha will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Edgewood at 3:30 p.m. on April 8. As for Bassett, they will square off against La Puente at 3:30 p.m. on April 4. La Puente has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14 runs per game on average), something Bassett will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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