Anaheim put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Santa Ana Valley Falcons as the Anaheim Colonists made off with a 10-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Anaheim who now have six in a row.
Taylor Falt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Falt has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Falt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Mariah Rodriguez was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Xitlalli Cordova, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Santa Ana Valley's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Espy Guerrero, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Anaheim's victory bumped their record up to 13-8. As for Santa Ana Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Anaheim will look to defend their home field on Monday against Magnolia at 3:00 p.m. Anaheim knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Magnolia likes a good challenge. As for Santa Ana Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Savanna at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Santa Ana Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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