Cathedral City had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Crossroads Roadrunners on Thursday as the Cathedral City Lions made off with a 15-1 win. Cathedral City might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
Sayuri Toledo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Toledo has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Toledo was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Cathedral City let Crysela Moreno and Hazel Tchieguin loose on the outfield. Moreno scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Tchieguin went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Melanie Vargas was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Crossroads' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Della Polk, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Cathedral City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Crossroads, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Cathedral City will take on Vista del Lago at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cathedral City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. Crossroads does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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