04/10/25 vs Kennedy | 10-0 |
04/08/25 @ Kennedy | 14-0 |
03/26/25 @ McFarland | 10-2 |
03/24/25 vs McFarland | 16-0 |
03/20/25 @ Chavez | 7-4 |
Shafter had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Kennedy Thunderbirds get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 14-0 last Tuesday.
Cassidy Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Marley Munoz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024. Miranda Ascencio was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Shafter pushed their record up to 12-4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Kennedy, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Coming up, Shafter will take on Sanger West in a tournament on Saturday. As for Kennedy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Delano at 4:00 p.m. on the 22nd.
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