Softball Preview: Bella Vista Broncos vs. Roseville Tigers
Bella Vista is 2-8 against Roseville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bella Vista Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Roseville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Bella Vista is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Bella Vista can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against River Valley as Bella Vista made off with an 11-2 win. 11 seems to be a good number for Bella Vista as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Alyssa Dethlefson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 12 innings pitched. Dethlefson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Dethlefson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hayden Shifflet, who scored a run while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Hunt, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, while Roseville put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Yuba City. Roseville had just enough and edged Yuba City out 1-0.
Not much got past Alyssa MacFarlane, who gave up just three hits to keep Yuba City off the board.
At the plate, Roseville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Hanna, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Bella Vista's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-3. As for Roseville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Roseville's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Bella Vista has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Roseville, though, as they've been averaging only 2.3. Will Bella Vista keep running through batters, or will Roseville buck the trend?
Bella Vista took their victory against Roseville in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 14-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bella Vista since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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