University Prep put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yreka Miners an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but University Prep sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Not much got past Gracie Hornbuckle, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Yreka off the board. Hornbuckle has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madisyn Rubalcava, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Addison Petty was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Yreka's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmie Freitas, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
University Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2-1 record this season. As for Yreka, they dropped their record down to 11-15 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. University Prep will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against West Valley at 4:30 p.m. University Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so West Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Yreka, they will head out on the road to challenge Anderson at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yreka is facing Anderson at the right time seeing as Anderson is stuck on a 20-game losing streak.
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