There's no place like home for Cienega, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Higley Knights on Thursday and snuck past 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cienega also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2019.
Kylie Bristol tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Cienega's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maya Fimbres, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Fimbres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On Higley's side, Kyndal Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
Cienega has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Higley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-10.
As of now, neither Cienega nor Higley have any future games scheduled.
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