In what's become a running theme this season, Indio gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cathedral City Lions an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Indio sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Victoria Huerta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. Those 12 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Jaeda Diaz and Clover Cordova did most of the damage at the plate: Diaz went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Cordova went 3-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Julissa Alford, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
On Cathedral City's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sayuri Toledo, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Toledo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Indio pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Cathedral City, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Indio will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cathedral City: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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