New Deal came into Monday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Olton Mustangs a 21-0 shutout on Monday. The game marked the Lions' most dominant win of the season.
Niassa Saldana made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Saldana was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Casarez was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lily Martinez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
New Deal's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Olton, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Deal will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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