With a playoff win on the line, Duarte rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Heritage Christian Warriors by a score of 7-2. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 9-1 win the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2017.
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Alyssa Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Valeria Hinajosa was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Peinado, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Duarte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-6 record.
Looking ahead, Duarte will square off against Santa Monica at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 3.8, the Vikings 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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