Del Norte barely beat San Pasqual the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Nighthawks never let the Golden Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday. Six seems to be a good number for the Nighthawks as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Ava Giaime, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep San Pasqual off the board. Giaime has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Kyles was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Taylor Maeda, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Del Norte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Pasqual only posted a batting average of .087.
Del Norte is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for San Pasqual, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Del Norte will take on rival Rancho Bernardo at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, San Pasqual is set to challenge their familiar foe Mission Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Eagles 3.6, the Grizzlies 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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