Cibola put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kofa Kings a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cibola considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Mia Hernandez and Stephanie Cortarzar were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hernandez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cortarzar struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At bat, Hernandez went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double, while Cortarzar went 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aliana Padilla, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Laisha Ibarra, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Cibola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Kofa, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Cibola will be playing at home against San Luis at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. San Luis has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.38 runs per game on average), something Cibola will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Kofa, they will head out on the road to square off against Crismon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Crismon is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Kofa will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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