With a playoff game on the line, Basic rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Basic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Melanie Hughes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taimane Lavea, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Samantha Marquez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
Basic is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Desert Oasis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-10.
Basic will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Sierra Vista at 9:00 a.m. Sierra Vista will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Basic surely won't give up without a fight. Desert Oasis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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