Gila Ridge put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the San Luis Sidewinders 19-1. The win was familiar territory for Gila Ridge who now have three in a row.
Malina Peterson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Duke, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aimee Cisneros, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On San Luis' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Ruiz, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Gila Ridge's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for San Luis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Gila Ridge will look to defend their home field on Friday against Perry at 3:45 p.m. Gila Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for San Luis, they will head out on the road to face off against Cibola at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Cibola has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something San Luis will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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