After flying high against Los Angeles CES last Monday, Hamilton came back down to earth. The Hamilton Yankees lost 13-1 to the Palisades Dolphins on Wednesday. Hamilton has not had much luck with Palisades recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Palisades' part, Briana Vasquez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. Vasquez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kharlee Sanders, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Honda, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Hamilton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Palisades, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-9-1.
Hamilton will head out on the road to face off against Fairfax at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfax has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Hamilton will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Palisades, they will be playing at home against Westchester at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palisades is facing Westchester at the right time seeing as Westchester is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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