Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Valley). They blew past the Grace Davis Spartans 17-4 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Chris Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Andre Flores was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Ezequiel Verduzco was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Hawks
| 04/29/25 vs Grace Davis | 62.2% |
| 04/24/25 vs Golden Valley | 56.8% |
| 04/17/25 vs Ceres | 51.5% |
| 04/15/25 @ Ceres | 27.6% |
| 04/10/25 @ Lathrop | 41.4% |
| + 41 more games |
Central Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Central Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Grace Davis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-12.
Central Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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