After flying high against Elizabeth last Friday, Sotomayor came back down to earth. The Sotomayor Wolves wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-6 walloping at the hands of the Marquez Gladiators on Wednesday.
For Marquez's part, Darla Sanchez made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Marquez got a massive performance out of Brenda Paz, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Emily Charles, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Sotomayor's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Marquez, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Sotomayor will look to defend their home field on Friday against Torres at 2:15 p.m. Torres is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.5 runs per game this season. As for Marquez, they will head out on the road to challenge Maywood CES at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Marquez's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six games.
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