San Juan stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs. The win was nothing new for San Juan as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Talon Mendoza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Mendoza has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mendoza was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Branten Bethea, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Parker Snyder, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
On Gunnison Valley's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Topham, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Gunnison Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
San Juan pushed their record up to 9-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Gunnison Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: San Juan beat Gunnison Valley by a score of 4-0 later that day.
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