With a playoff game on the line, Gahr rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tesoro Titans and snuck past 4-3. The victory was nothing new for Gahr as they're now sitting on four straight.
Isabella Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gahr's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Marley Cortez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Rio Mendez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Tesoro's side, Loula McNamara put in work no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. McNamara was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kiara Cisneros made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Gahr pushed their record up to 16-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Tesoro, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Gahr will head out on the road to face off against Rio Mesa at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gahr: 3.2, Rio Mesa: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Tesoro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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