Eagle Rock put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lincoln Tigers with a sharp 17-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for Eagle Rock who now have three in a row.
Mia Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Sanchez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Marysol Jernigan was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Alexandrah Naranjo was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
On Lincoln's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pricila Rivas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Eagle Rock pushed their record up to 15-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lincoln, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Eagle Rock will be playing at home against Arleta at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eagle Rock's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Arleta's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln, they will head out on the road to take on Bernstein at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bernstein knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Lincoln likes a good challenge.
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