Softball Game Preview: Luis Valdez Leadership Academy Lions vs. Design Tech Dragons

The Luis Valdez Leadership Academy Lions will head out to take on the Design Tech Dragons at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy is looking for their season's first win.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy lost 21-4 to Summit Shasta on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, while Design Tech put up plenty of runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Latino College Preparatory Academy. The Dragons blew past the Golden Eagles 17-0. Considering the Dragons have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Jeneva Fletcher made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Ella Lewis was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Caitlin Edwards was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

Design Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Design Tech is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.2 runs over those games. As for Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Design Tech in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.