Softball Preview: Mission Hills Grizzlies vs. Rancho Bernardo Broncos
The Mission Hills Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Rancho Bernardo Broncos at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mission Hills: 2.6, Rancho Bernardo: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, everything went Mission Hills' way against Hilltop as Mission Hills made off with a 13-3 win. With that victory, Mission Hills brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Kenadie Katje, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Laymon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rancho Bernardo was able to grind out a solid win over Del Norte on Thursday, taking the game 6-3.
Zoey Meadows tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellery Housand, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Abigail Tripp, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Mission Hills' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7-2. As for Rancho Bernardo, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season.
Rancho Bernardo's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mission Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Rancho Bernardo, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Mission Hills keep running through batters, or will Rancho Bernardo buck the trend?
Mission Hills couldn't quite finish off Rancho Bernardo in their previous matchup on April 3rd and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Meadows, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Mission Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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