Trona fell victim to Hesperia Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 17-0 defeat to the Hesperia Christian Patriots might stick with them for a while. Trona has struggled against Hesperia Christian recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Trona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Stephens, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Hesperia Christian's side, Hailey Hoffman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hoffman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Riley Piorkowski and Eden Skinner did most of the damage at the plate: Piorkowski scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Skinner scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sophie Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Trona's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hesperia Christian, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Trona will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Immanuel Christian at 3:15 p.m. Immanuel Christian is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Trona will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hesperia Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Academy of Careers & Exploration at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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