Gilroy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Live Oak Acorns a 6-0 shutout. This was payback for Gilroy, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Ariela Yslava, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Live Oak off the board. Yslava has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gilroy let Andrea Alvarez and Dani Wilson loose on the outfield. Alvarez went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Wilson went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Caitly ?Beans? Correia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Live Oak's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Mixco, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Gilroy has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Live Oak, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Gilroy will head out on the road to challenge Leigh at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leigh is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Live Oak, they will head out on the road to square off against Santa Teresa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Teresa's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Live Oak's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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