Willow Glen entered their tilt with Santa Teresa with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Santa Teresa Saints a 12-0 shutout on Friday. With that victory, Willow Glen brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Alanna Clincy and Catalina Medina made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Clincy tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Medina didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Clincy went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Medina scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley Ocumen, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Anaya Zambrano was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Santa Teresa's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mariah Avalos, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Willow Glen's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Santa Teresa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season.
Willow Glen will head out on the road to take on Hollister at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Santa Teresa, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. Valley Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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