Gilroy stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Christopher Cougars a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Gilroy needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Gilroy got a massive performance out of Andrea Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Sousa, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Christopher's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Melissa Lugo, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Lugo is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Gilroy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Christopher, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gilroy will take on Santa Teresa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Teresa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Christopher, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Christopher's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Pioneer has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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