With a playoff game on the line, Cibola rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Farmington Scorpions as they made off with a 13-2 victory. Cibola might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Gabrielle Moncada was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Moncada has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Moncada was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amaya Castille, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Aunika Marquez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
On Farmington's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vivianna Tucson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The win was the third in a row for Cibola, bringing their record for this year to 18-9. As for Farmington, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10.
Cibola will square off against Organ Mountain at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Cibola is facing Organ Mountain at the right time seeing as Organ Mountain is stuck on a six-game losing streak. Farmington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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