
Conquistadores
04/05/25 @ Bel Air | 28 |
03/21/25 @ Horizon | 21 |
03/01/25 vs Riverside | 20 |
02/13/25 vs San Elizario | 20 |
03/28/25 @ Hanks | 18 |
It's playoff time, and Del Valle had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Burges Mustangs on Friday. Considering the Conquistadores have won 16 contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Julianna Santos made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Santos was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Briyana Medina and Katelyn Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Medina went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Hernandez went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Hernandez has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Clarissa Cepeda, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Del Valle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burges only posted an OBP of .316.
Del Valle is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 23-11-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs over those games. As for Burges, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-18.
Del Valle will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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