Sierra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Woodland Park Panthers, falling 16-2. The matchup marked the Stallions' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sierra saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Esperanza Giannoni, who went a perfect 2-for-2 while logging 2 stolen bases and 1 RBI. The game marked Giannoni's second in a row with at least two stolen bases.
On Woodland Park's side, Daisy Renteria was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 6 batters over 4 innings while giving up 2 earned runs off 6 hits. Renteria has also been pretty much perfect as far as strikeouts are concerned: she hasn't struck out any for eight straight games. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 while logging 2 stolen bases, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, and 1 double.
In other pitching news, Renteria looked comfortable as she struck out 6 batters over 4 innings while giving up 2 earned runs off 6 hits. She has been pretty much perfect as far as strikeouts are concerned: she hasn't struck out any for eight straight games.
Sierra has now lost 15 of their last 16 games at home. That leaves them at an 0-6 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 The Classical Academy (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 85.2% over those games). As for Woodland Park, they moved to 8-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Coming up, Sierra will stay at home for another game and welcome Doherty at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Woodland Park, they will venture away from home to square off against Alamosa at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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