Santa Rosa had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 in Thursday's second game. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clayton Yellowjackets an 18-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Santa Rosa, who have now won nine matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Andre Chavez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Chavez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jykub Gage was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Joshua Cordova, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Clayton's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corvin Scott, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Santa Rosa's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs per game. As for Clayton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santa Rosa will take on Melrose at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Melrose's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups. As for Clayton, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Texico at 4:00 p.m. Texico is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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