The home team had won the previous two meetings between Moriarty and Socorro, and Moriarty kept the tradition alive. Moriarty blew past Socorro 11-1 on Friday. The Pintos haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Isabella Gallegos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Kristina Means
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In other batting news, Emma Rodriguez and Kristina Means did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI, while Means scored a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Means a new career-high in RBI (three). Destinee Chavez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Moriarty pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Socorro, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Coming up, Moriarty will face off against Belen at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Socorro, they will square off against Hope Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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