Softball Game Recap: Amphitheater Panthers vs. Walden Grove Red Wolves

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2024, 10:19am

Softball Recap: Amphitheater Panthers vs. Walden Grove Red Wolves

Amphitheater lost against Walden Grove back in April of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Amphitheater Panthers suffered a tough 18-1 defeat at the hands of the Walden Grove Red Wolves. Amphitheater has struggled against Walden Grove recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Amphitheater saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesenia Encinas-Garcia, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

On Walden Grove's side, Isabel Higuera and Natalie Holzer did most of the damage at the plate: Higuera went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Holzer scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Marissa Metzler, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.

Amphitheater's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Walden Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.

Amphitheater will head out on the road to face off against Douglas at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Amphitheater surely won't give up without a fight. As for Walden Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Sahuarita at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.

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