
Golden Hawks
02/28/25 @ Valencia | 15 |
02/20/25 @ Troy | 10 |
02/25/25 vs San Juan Hills | 7 |
02/22/25 vs South | 7 |
02/18/25 @ Diamond Bar | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask El Dorado). They put the hurt on the Valencia Tigers with a sharp 15-4 win on Friday. The Golden Hawks have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Emma Esquivel tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, El Dorado let Jessica Cherms and Amy Cornelius run wild. Cherms scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Cornelius scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Renay Chavez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
El Dorado 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 five consecutive matches.
El Dorado's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
El Dorado didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 win against Warren on the 1st. As for Valencia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-0 defeat against Aliso Niguel on the 3rd.
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