Sweetwater waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Monte Vista Monarchs. That's more bragging rights for Sweetwater, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tatyana Mosqueda made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Mosqueda was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Michelle Murillo and Avelynah Padilla did most of the damage at the plate: Murillo scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Padilla scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Murillo has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Destiny Martinez was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. As for Monte Vista, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sweetwater will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hilltop at 3:30 p.m. on April 8th. As for Monte Vista, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on West Hills at 4:00 p.m. on April 25th.
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