04/29/25 @ Delano | 18 |
03/24/25 vs McFarland | 16 |
04/08/25 @ Kennedy | 14 |
03/13/25 vs Mt. Whitney | 11 |
04/10/25 vs Kennedy | 10 |
Shafter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Delano Tigers with a sharp 8-1 victory. Considering the Generals have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Shafter got a big performance out of Victoria Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Pugh, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Shafter hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 23 consecutive games.
Shafter's record is now 17-6-2. As for Delano, their loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-17-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shafter will face off against rival Wasco at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Generals 3.6, the Tigers 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Delano is set to take on their familiar foe McFarland at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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