Sunnyside waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Buena Colts onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sunnyside also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Tatyana Vega made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Vega has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vega was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Sunnyside got a big performance out of Soliel Ponce, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lauryn Carbajal was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Buena's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Serna, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Sunnyside has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Buena, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sunnyside will take on Alhambra at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alhambra hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Buena, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mountain View at 3:45 p.m. Mountain View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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