On Thursday, the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils beat the Notre Dame Prep Saints 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Cruz Valley.
Layla Brown was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tatiyana Reyes and Jianna Lopez did most of the damage at the plate: Reyes scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Lopez scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Notre Dame Prep's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kate Amdahl, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Amdahl has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Santa Cruz Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Notre Dame Prep, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Santa Cruz Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 17-0 defeat vs. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills on the 22nd. Notre Dame Prep has also already played their next matchup, a 19-1 win against Kingman Academy on the 21st.
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