Durango stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 17-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Durango who now have seven in a row.
Teagan Payne looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Farrell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Luke DeSoto was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Durango has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Valley, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Durango will challenge The Meadows School at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Meadows School will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Cimarron-Memorial at 3:30 p.m.
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