On Thursday, Beaumont never let their opponents score. They skirted past the Santiago Sharks 2-0. This was payback for Beaumont, who suffered a 9-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Cambria Salmon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Salmon has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Salmon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Salmon wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Roark, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Beaumont's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Santiago, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Beaumont will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Fullerton at 9:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Beaumont: 1.2, Fullerton: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santiago, they will face off against Yucaipa at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Yucaipa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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