Artesia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oxford Academy Patriots a 10-0 shutout. Artesia's win was all the more impressive since Oxford Academy was averaging only 2.72 runs allowed on the season.
Melissa Mendoza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Mendoza has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mendoza was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Vanessa Soto was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Alea Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Oxford Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Pace, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Artesia's victory bumped their record up to 7-5-1. As for Oxford Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 17-1.
Artesia will be playing at home against Glenn at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Glenn hasn't scored more than one runs for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Oxford Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Cerritos at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Cerritos' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five games.
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