Buckeye put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Independence Patriots onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Buckeye sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Caleila Kaluna made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Kaluna has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kaluna was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Madison Blackwell and Moriah Christianson did most of the damage at the plate: Blackwell went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Christianson went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Christianson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Sofia Villa Villareal was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Independence's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nyima Lopez, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Buckeye beat Independence by a score of 21-0.
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