On Tuesday, the McFarland Cougars suffered a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of the Avenal Buccaneers. That's two games in a row now that McFarland has lost by exactly nine runs.
For Avenal's part, Deztiny Hernandez made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Natalia Ruiz was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Layla Lopez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
McFarland dropped their record down to 6-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Avenal, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
McFarland will head out on the road to take on Shafter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shafter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Avenal, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Roosevelt at 12:00 p.m. Avenal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.
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