Steele Canyon stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Granite Hills Eagles with a sharp 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Steele Canyon considering their two-run performance the game before.
Marina Gonzalez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gonzalez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Hailey Trujillo was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Isabella Azevedo, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Granite Hills' side, Sofia Mujica made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Smale, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Steele Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Granite Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11.
As of now, neither Steele Canyon nor Granite Hills have any future games scheduled.
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