The Silverado Hawks will square off against the Culver City Centaurs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silverado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over Rialto. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Silverado got a massive performance out of Aryhana Shyne, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI Shyne has posted since back in April. Victoria Patino was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Silverado kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Culver City got the win against Los Amigos on Monday by a conclusive 13-3. That's two games straight that the Centaurs have won by exactly ten runs.
Culver City also got a great performance from Anyah Francis as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Francis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Culver City let Alahna Moran and Hayden Martin run wild. Moran went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Martin went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Christen Hardy-Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Silverado pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Culver City, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14.
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