Saugus scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Castaic Coyotes a 25-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Saugus who now have seven in a row.
Kona Ramsbottom tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kaylie Stauffer and Amelia Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Stauffer went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double, while Johnson went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Stauffer has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Brianna Coe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
On Castaic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadeyn Gallegos, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Castaic, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17-1.
Saugus will be playing at home against Westlake at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Castaic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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