Garden Grove waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Godinez Fundamental Grizzlies onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for Garden Grove, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kayden Connaty made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Connaty has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Connaty was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrea Santos, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Nabila Garcia was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Godinez Fundamental's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Lacy, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Garden Grove pushed their record up to 13-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Godinez Fundamental, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-16 record this season.
Garden Grove will stay at home for another game and welcome Westminster at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Garden Grove is facing Westminster at the right time seeing as Westminster is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Godinez Fundamental, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Segerstrom at 3:30 p.m. Segerstrom knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Godinez Fundamental likes a good challenge.
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