The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Ukiah Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Vincent de Paul comes in on three and Ukiah on ten.
St. Vincent de Paul stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Santa Rosa onto the board and left with a 15-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Alicia Hartmann, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ileana Jimenez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ukiah scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 24-2 margin over Elsie Allen. Considering Ukiah has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyla Cromer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Cromer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cromer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Makenzie Roberts was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Kenna Bird was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI.
St. Vincent de Paul is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Ukiah, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
St. Vincent de Paul skirted past Ukiah 1-0 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cromer, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Vincent de Paul still be able to contain Cromer? There's only one way to find out.
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