Santa Cruz Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Dobson Mustangs as they made off with an 11-1 win. Santa Cruz Valley might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by ten runs or more this season.
Layla Brown was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (she also only allowed one walk). Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Santa Cruz Valley let Aaliyah Bojorquez and Tatiyana Reyes loose on the outfield. Bojorquez went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Reyes scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jianna Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Dobson's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Hanson, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Santa Cruz Valley pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.2 runs. As for Dobson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Santa Cruz Valley will face off against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Cruz Valley has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Dobson, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Tucson High Magnet School at 6:00 p.m. Tucson High Magnet School's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Dobson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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