After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fort Lupton, Alameda was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Jefferson Saints as the Alameda Pirates made off with a 15-2 victory. Considering the Pirates have won five games by more than 12 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Alia Gutierrez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Gutierrez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Zila Bobian was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andi Padilla, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alameda always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .852. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Alameda is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Jefferson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alameda will venture away from home to face off against Platte Canyon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Jefferson, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Arvada at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Arvada's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
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