Softball Preview: Buckeye Hawks vs. Glendale Cardinals
Buckeye has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Glendale Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buckeye is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Buckeye gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Glendale a 16-0 shutout.
Isabel Ramirez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Ramirez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Buckeye got a massive performance out of Sofia Villa Villareal, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Moriah Christianson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Buckeye has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Glendale, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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