Softball Recap: Avalon Lancers vs. Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs
Avalon lost against Coachella Valley on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Avalon Lancers lost 9-3 to the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs. Avalon has not had much luck with Coachella Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Coachella Valley's part, Amerie Badena made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Badena has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Badena was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Isabel Inzunza was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Angelina Valencia was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
Avalon's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Coachella Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Avalon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coachella Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Shadow Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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