Dos Palos can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Coalinga Horned Toads a 10-0 shutout. Give Dos Palos' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Breann Raney made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Raney has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Raney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Samantha VonAllman was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Jayla Bland was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Coalinga's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Walker, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Coalinga hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dos Palos struck out 11 times.
Dos Palos is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season. As for Coalinga, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-8.
Dos Palos is on the road again on Tuesday to play Avenal at 4:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Avenal: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Dos Palos has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road. As for Coalinga, they will face off against Tranquillity at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coalinga is facing Tranquillity at the right time seeing as Tranquillity is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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