Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Stanton walked away with it. They put the hurt on the Muleshoe Mules with a sharp 12-2 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Stanton, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
LILIANA RODRIQUEZ spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, ARIANNA VASQUEZ was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of AUBREY VILLA, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Muleshoe's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elena Cisneros, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Heaven McMullen was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory got Stanton back to even at 6-6. As for Muleshoe, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 22-9-1.
Stanton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Muleshoe: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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