Glendale entered their tilt with St. Mary's Academy on Saturday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the St. Mary's Academy Belles with a sharp 18-3 victory. Considering the Nitros have won five games by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jade Marquez
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Jade Marquez made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalie Minkler, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Francis, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Glendale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Glendale's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Mary's Academy, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Coming up, Glendale will face off against Mountain View at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glendale is facing Mountain View at the right time seeing as Mountain View is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for St. Mary's Academy, they will take on Sacred Heart of Jesus at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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