Garden Grove had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They never let the Segerstrom Jaguars onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That's two games straight that Garden Grove has won by exactly five runs.
Kayden Connaty was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Connaty has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Connaty was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Amari Jennings was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tayler Dooley, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Segerstrom didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garden Grove only tossed five.
Garden Grove's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9. As for Segerstrom, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10-1.
Garden Grove will take on Barstow at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Garden Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Barstow's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Segerstrom, they will head out on the road to take on Agoura at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Segerstrom is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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