Loving stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eunice Cardinals a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Loving sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Elisha Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Karyn Montoya, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Eunice's side, Kelli Stinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Eunice saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKayla Pierce, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Loving's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Eunice, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Jal the next time they take the field. Eunice will host Jal at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Loving will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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