Owen Valley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by an 18-4 margin over the North Putnam Cougars. Considering Owen Valley has won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Haley Amador looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taylor Monroe, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor York, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On North Putnam's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maylee Mason, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Owen Valley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for North Putnam, their defeat was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
Owen Valley will take on South Putnam at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Owen Valley has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for North Putnam, they will head out on the road to face off against Cloverdale at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Putnam is facing Cloverdale at the right time seeing as Cloverdale is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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