After flying high against Bolsa Grande last Wednesday, La Quinta came back down to earth. The La Quinta Aztecs fell just short of the Los Amigos Lobos by a score of 11-10 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to La Quinta of the 6-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Mia Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and seven unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, La Quinta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Valencia-Cabrera, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailey Huynh, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Los Amigos' side, Sophia Gutierrez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and eight unearned) runs off five hits. Gutierrez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Gutierrez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Maria Castillo was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Valerie Villa was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
La Quinta's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Los Amigos, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
La Quinta will head out on the road to take on Estancia at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Estancia has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.9 runs per game on average), something La Quinta will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Los Amigos, they will head out on the road to challenge Rancho Alamitos at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Los Amigos is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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