Softball Preview: Glenn Eagles vs. Artesia Pioneers
Glenn has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Artesia Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Glenn came up short against Pioneer and fell 8-3.
Glenn saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diana Bravo, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Sienna Contreras was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Artesia put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oxford Academy with a sharp 19-4 victory. Artesia's win was all the more impressive since Oxford Academy was averaging only 4.09 runs allowed on the season.
Artesia got a massive performance out of Kaleyse Foster, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Soto, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Glenn's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Artesia, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-1 record this season.
Glenn might still be hurting after the 19-3 loss they got from Artesia in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Artesia's Maya Torres, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Glenn knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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