After flying high against James Lick last Wednesday, Overfelt came back down to earth. The Overfelt Royals lost 21-3 to the Del Mar Dons on Friday. Overfelt has not had much luck with Del Mar recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Cynthia Arellano and Ava Chacon did some serious damage despite the final result: Arellano scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Chacon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Del Mar's side, Natalie Dixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Dixon has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dixon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-6 with three runs and four RBI.
In other batting news, Suzette Hernandez De Orta was incredible, going 5-for-6 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Niarah Aimonetti was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Overfelt's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7. As for Del Mar, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
As of now, neither Overfelt nor Del Mar have any future games scheduled.
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