East Bernard put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Hitchcock Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was nothing new for East Bernard as they're now sitting on four straight.
Addison Opela made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Opela has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Opela was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, East Bernard got a massive performance out of Sommer Tijerina, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Kylie Zarate was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
East Bernard's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8-2. As for Hitchcock, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
East Bernard will play host again on Monday to welcome Van Vleck, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Van Vleck: 2.1, East Bernard: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hitchcock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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