If Clayton was riding high off their 22-9 takedown of Pecos two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Clayton Yellowjackets wound up on the wrong side of a tough 23-13 walloping at the hands of the Santa Rosa Lions on Thursday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Santa Rosa's part, Kaidyn Chavez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Chavez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Santa Rosa got a massive performance out of Kasydi Chavez, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Angelina Silva was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Clayton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Santa Rosa, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Clayton will take on Mora at 3:00 p.m. in Monday's first game. As for Santa Rosa, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Logan at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Santa Rosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season.
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