Evangelina Mendizabal turned in nothing short of a gem on Friday: she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her third in a row with more than five innings. For the year, Mendizabal has an ERA of 1.42 over 19 innings pitched.
Mendizabal's strong effort led Mojave over Trona and she'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Mendizabal's big game helped Mojave snap a five-game streak of losses on the road. Can Mendizabal lead Mojave to another win and start a streak of a new kind? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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