Estrella Foothills stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past the Northwest Christian Crusaders 13-6. The win was familiar territory for Estrella Foothills who now have nine in a row.
Blake Miller made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Miller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Brock De Battista was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alan Becker, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Estrella Foothills' victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs per game. As for Northwest Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2.
Estrella Foothills didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 loss vs. Rio Rico on the 6th. As for Northwest Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fountain Hills at 3:45 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northwest Christian: 2.6, Fountain Hills: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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