If South Gate was riding high off their 25-4 takedown of South East on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Gate Rams wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-3 walloping at the hands of the Canyon Cowboys on Saturday.
Veronica Esparza put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Esparza was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Esparza wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emily Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Canyon's side, they got a massive performance out of Mia Reese, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Karina Montero, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
South Gate's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9-1.
South Gate didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-1 defeat vs. Venice on the 6th. Canyon has also already played their next match, a 6-0 win against Poly on the 6th.
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