Tornillo waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Stanton Buffaloes a 6-0 shutout. Considering Tornillo has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Jeter Luna, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Stanton off the board. Luna has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tornillo let Kenay Soria and Rolando Valenzuela loose on the outfield. Soria scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Valenzuela got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple. Manuel Fierro was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Tornillo pushed their record up to 9-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Stanton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Tornillo will be playing at home against Kermit at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kermit is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Stanton, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Crane at 7:00 p.m.
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