Softball Recap: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Redlands East Valley Wildcats
Yucaipa won the last time they faced Redlands East Valley, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds put the hurt on the Redlands East Valley Wildcats with a sharp 10-1 win.
Emily Mendoza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Yucaipa got a massive performance out of Johana Pina, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenna Pettey, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
On Redlands East Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Twente, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Yucaipa pushed their record up to 7-13-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Redlands East Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-13.
Yucaipa will be playing in front of their home fans against Redlands at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Yucaipa is facing Redlands at the right time seeing as Redlands is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Redlands East Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Beaumont at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Beaumont's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Redlands East Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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