Sunny Hills's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Garden Grove Argonauts.
Samantha Apolinar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elayna Marquez, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Riley Gonzalez, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Sunny Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garden Grove only posted a batting average of .167.
Sunny Hills is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. Garden Grove is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Coming up, Sunny Hills will challenge La Habra at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sunny Hills 3, La Habra 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Garden Grove, they will square off against Foothill at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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