Santa Cruz Valley's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Sequoia Pathway Academy Pumas as the Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils made off with an 18-2 win. The result was nothing new for Santa Cruz Valley, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Layla Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mariah Davis and Mikayla Leos did most of the damage at the plate: Davis scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Leos went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jenna Aleman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Santa Cruz Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Sequoia Pathway Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Santa Cruz Valley will be playing at home against St. Augustine Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Augustine Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Sequoia Pathway Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Horizon Honors at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Horizon Honors is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 15 runs per game this season.
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