Golden Valley waltzed into their match on Friday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Del Oro Suns an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Golden Valley, who have now won 16 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Alexia Martinez and Jackeline Salazar made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Martinez didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Salazar tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Martinez scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Salazar scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Aguilar, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Melanie Jimenez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Golden Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Del Oro, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
As of now, neither Golden Valley nor Del Oro have any future games scheduled.
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