In what's become a running theme this season, Holmes gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Harlan Hawks as the Holmes Huskies made off with a 9-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Holmes who now have six in a row.
Holmes let Sydnie Rios and Savannah Alderete loose on the outfield. Rios scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Alderete got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Alcantar, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
On Harlan's side, they got a good showing from Mckenzie Martinez, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Martinez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harlan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Prisais Quintero, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a double.
Holmes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10-1 record this season. As for Harlan, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6.
Holmes will be playing at home against Taft at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Harlan, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Jay at 12:00 p.m. Jay hasn't scored more than two runs for ten games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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