Hesperia Christian came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Trona Tornadoes onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. Considering Hesperia Christian has won six games by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Hailey Hoffman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hoffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Riley Piorkowski and Eden Skinner did most of the damage at the plate: Piorkowski scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Skinner scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Haylie Hutchison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Trona's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Stephens, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Hesperia Christian pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Trona, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Hesperia Christian will head out on the road to square off against Academy of Careers & Exploration at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Academy of Careers & Exploration has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.33 runs per game on average), something Hesperia Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Trona, they will head out on the road to challenge Immanuel Christian at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Immanuel Christian knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Trona likes a good challenge.
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