Softball Game Preview: Jurupa Valley Jaguars vs. La Sierra Eagles

For the second straight game, Jurupa Valley will face off against La Sierra. The Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Eagles at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jurupa Valley has three straight wins, La Sierra has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Jurupa Valley's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past La Sierra 10-0. Considering the Jaguars have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Samantha Amancio

Stolen Base (Career)

04/15/25 @ La Sierra	4
04/08/25 @ Rubidoux	2
03/18/25 vs La Sierra	2
03/17/25 vs Rubidoux	2
04/03/25 @ Norte Vista	1

Samantha Amancio made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Emma Enciso-Rios was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Amanda Vargas was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Jurupa Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .464 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Jurupa Valley's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for La Sierra, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.