After losing to Atwater the last time they met, Merced decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Merced Bears walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Atwater Falcons on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Merced.
Annalise Ramirez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Ramirez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ramirez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angelina Vargas, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Antonia Lejarde was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On Atwater's side, Madi Hiler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Merced has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10-1 record this season. As for Atwater, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-11.
Merced will head out on the road to square off against El Capitan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Merced is facing El Capitan at the right time seeing as El Capitan is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. Atwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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