St. Joseph never let their opponents score on Saturday. They came out on top against the Salinas Cowboys by a score of 4-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Knights were shut out 1-0 the last time they took on the Cowboys, so the Knights were just returning the favor.
Seleny Chavez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Annalyssa Cota was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
St. Joseph was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Salinas only posted a batting average of .048.
St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Salinas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
St. Joseph wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 5-1 defeat against Mission College Prep on the 28th. As for Salinas, they have also already played their next contest, a 15-5 victory against Watsonville on the 28th.
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