Garden Grove had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Westminster Lions. Seven seems to be a good number for Garden Grove as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kayden Connaty made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Connaty has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Connaty was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.
In other batting news, Hailee Le was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Xitlali Gomez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Westminster's side, ChaCha Miranda made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Garden Grove pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Westminster, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-21.
Garden Grove will head out on the road to face off against Segerstrom at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Segerstrom knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Garden Grove likes a good challenge. As for Westminster, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Katella at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Westminster has given up an average of 12.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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