Montwood stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Pebble Hills Spartans. That's more bragging rights for Montwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pia Velez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Grace Ponzio was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Soph Sandoval was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Pebble Hills' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabel Ramos, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Montwood pushed their record up to 27-6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pebble Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-16.
Montwood will head out on the road to challenge Eastwood at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Montwood: 3.4, Eastwood: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Pebble Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Franklin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pebble Hills has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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