Cougars
| 03/31/25 vs El Cajon Valley | 23 |
| 02/26/25 @ Orange Glen | 14 |
| 03/25/25 vs La Jolla | 11 |
| 03/27/25 vs Temecula Valley | 5 |
| 03/07/25 vs Coronado | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Escondido). They never let the El Cajon Valley Braves get on the board and left with a 23-0 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mia Baltazar and Abby White were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Baltazar struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, White pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave Baltazar a new career-high. At the plate, Baltazar scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while White scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Escondido got a massive performance out of Kendall Workman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Workman a new career-high. Audrey Dabelstein was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Escondido kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.
Escondido's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for El Cajon Valley, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coming up, Escondido will head out to challenge Bonsall at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for El Cajon Valley, they will host High Tech SD at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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