Chino Valley can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Odyssey Institute Minotaur. That's two games straight that Chino Valley has won by exactly 11 runs.
Makenzie Sanders made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Sanders has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sanders was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaydee Richards was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ali Estala was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Odyssey Institute's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Trujillo, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Meagan Cummings, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Chino Valley and bumps their season record up to 10-9. As for Odyssey Institute, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12-1.
Chino Valley is on the road again on Tuesday to play Camp Verde at 3:45 p.m. As for Odyssey Institute, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against American Leadership Academy - West Foothills at 3:45 p.m. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Odyssey Institute surely won't give up without a fight.
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