The Laguna Hills Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Buena Park Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Laguna Hills has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 18.
Laguna Hills fell victim to Calvary Chapel and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Eagles. Considering the last time the Hawks couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Hannah Russell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and six unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Those earned runs were her first of the season.
On the hitting side, Laguna Hills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kassidy Patterson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, while Buena Park put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Calvary Chapel. The Coyotes blew past the Eagles 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Mia Gonzalez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Cazares, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Calista Beltran, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Buena Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Laguna Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Buena Park, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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