Central Valley barely beat Pacheco the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks blew past the Panthers 8-1 on Tuesday. Considering the Hawks have won three games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Maldonado was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Central Valley is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Maldonado was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other pitching news, Isaac Lopez looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
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Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Adrian Vega, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
The win made it two in a row for Central Valley and bumps their season record up to 4-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Pacheco, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Central Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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