The Dos Pueblos girls softball team defeated Channel League opponent Ventura 4-1 on Thursday at home.
Talia Bloxham (3-2) threw five no-hit innings before giving up one run in the sixth on a single and a triple. With Dos Pueblos up 2-1, Bloxham worked her way out of the inning with two strike outs and a soft ground out to maintain the lead.
Dos Pueblos utilized some strong small-ball play, as Anya Schmitz scored on a Janet Salas bunt single in the first and Nova Sinskul stole home on a pickoff attempt in the fifth.
Sinskul led the way offensively for the Chargers with a double, triple, two runs, and one RBI.
Dos Pueblos improved to 1-0 in league play and 4-5-1 overall.
— Noozhawk sports reporter Christian Eckert can be reached at ceckert@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports and @noozhawk. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.