Buckeye can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Independence Patriots a 21-0 shutout. Give Buckeye's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Caleila Kaluna was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Kaluna has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kaluna was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Saylor Villegas was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Blackwell, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
On Independence's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Genevieve DeLaCruz, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Independence, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Buckeye does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Independence also has no future games currently scheduled.
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