Softball Recap: Willow Canyon Wildcats vs. Paradise Valley Trojans
In what's become a running theme this season, Willow Canyon gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Paradise Valley Trojans as the Willow Canyon Wildcats made off with a 13-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Willow Canyon who now have four in a row.
Willow Canyon got a great performance from Sierra Tartaglia as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Rylee Turlington was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Harmony Andrade was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Paradise Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Townsend, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Chloe Herron, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Willow Canyon pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Paradise Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.
Willow Canyon will be playing at home against Apollo at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Willow Canyon knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Apollo likes a good challenge. As for Paradise Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Willow Canyon at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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