The San Clemente Tritons will challenge the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in San Clemente's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while Trabuco Hills has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
San Clemente barely beat San Juan Hills the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tritons never let the Stallions get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Tritons have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Luca Cifuentes, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep San Juan Hills off the board. Cifuentes has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 22 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Stokes, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. Emily Racine was another key player, firing off two home runs and one stolen base while going 3-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: San Clemente lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Trabuco Hills' offense. They lost 6-0 to San Clemente on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for the Mustangs seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
San Clemente is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Trabuco Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
San Clemente took their victory against Trabuco Hills when the teams last played on Wednesday by a conclusive 6-0 score. Will the Tritons repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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