Softball Preview: Adams City Eagles vs. Jefferson Saints
The Adams City Eagles will face off against the Jefferson Saints at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Adams City's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Denver West with a sharp 18-0 victory.
Leyla Jaquez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Jaquez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adams City got a massive performance out of Karyme Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oriah Romero, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adams City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Jefferson lost 35-13 to Bennett on Tuesday.
Gianna Trujillo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Te'Aira Nutter, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
The win got Adams City back to even at 1-1. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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