There's no place like home for Citrus Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the San Jacinto Tigers on Tuesday as Citrus Valley made off with an 11-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blackhawks also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2021.
Citrus Valley got a great performance from Olivia Acuna as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Acuna a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madison Marquez, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Kamryn Caldwell was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Citrus Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Citrus Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. San Jacinto is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Looking ahead, Citrus Valley will venture away from home to challenge Serrano at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. As for San Jacinto, they will host Palm Desert at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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