
Braves
02/26/25 vs Rialto | 11-0 |
02/25/25 vs Upland | 7-9 |
02/22/25 vs California | 4-3 |
02/20/25 @ Arcadia | 12-2 |
02/18/25 vs Yucaipa | 0-3 |
Alta Loma was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Rialto on Wednesday. The Alta Loma Braves' pitchers stepped up to hand the Rialto Knights an 11-0 shutout. With that victory, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Gracie Nichols and Xoie Hacker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nichols tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hacker pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Nichols scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Hacker went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. That stolen base was Hacker's first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Meredith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Ava Salazar was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Alta Loma was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rialto only posted a batting average of .133.
Alta Loma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Rialto and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Alta Loma has already played their next contest (against Roosevelt), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rialto, they will be taking part in a tournament against Upland at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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