Acalanes put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pinole Valley Spartans as the Acalanes Dons made off with a 15-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Acalanes who now have three in a row.
Lana Cerejo looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Esa Orman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emme Young, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Pinole Valley's side, Julissa Sanchez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Sanchez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alyna Garcia, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Acalanes has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Pinole Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-1.
Acalanes will head out on the road to square off against Berean Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Berean Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, Acalanes a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Pinole Valley will take on Las Lomas at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pinole Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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