Montwood stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let the Socorro Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Montwood who now have four in a row.
Pia Velez was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Velez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Velez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Montwood let Mia Telles and Nevaeh Heredia loose on the outfield. Telles got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Heredia scored four runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaeda Quinones, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Socorro's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Krisilyn Corral, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Montwood pushed their record up to 25-5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for Socorro, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7-3.
Coincidentally, Montwood and Socorro will both be playing Franklin the next time they take the field. Socorro will head out to face Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while Montwood will host them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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