Los Banos stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Johansen Vikings as the Los Banos Tigers made off with a 16-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Los Banos who now have six in a row.
Moxie Barton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Barton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Barton was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabel Orozco, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gracie Orozco, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Los Banos pushed their record up to 18-3-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Johansen, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Los Banos will take on Ceres at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ceres is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Johansen, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lathrop at 4:00 p.m. Lathrop is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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