After a string of six wins, Santee's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of the Marquez Gladiators. Santee was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but Marquez's pitcher proved too tough.
Alondra Huerta was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Marquez's side, Darla Sanchez made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Marquez got a massive performance out of Delilah Sanchez, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Charles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.
Santee's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Marquez, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santee will take on Diego Rivera at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season. As for Marquez, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Sotomayor at 1:15 p.m. Marquez knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Sotomayor likes a good challenge.
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