Santa Cruz Valley came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dobson Mustangs a 15-0 shutout. With that win, the Dust Devils brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Saleisha Herrera made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Herrera was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Emilee Brown
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In other batting news, Emilee Brown was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Leos, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Santa Cruz Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Santa Cruz Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Dobson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Coincidentally, Santa Cruz Valley and Dobson will both be playing Mogollon the next time they take the field. Dobson will head out to face Mogollon at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, while Santa Cruz Valley will play them later in the day, at 4:30 p.m.
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