Softball Preview: Corona del Sol Aztecs vs. Hamilton Huskies
Corona del Sol is 0-10 against Hamilton since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Corona del Sol Aztecs are on the road again to play the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Corona del Sol will be strutting in after a victory while Hamilton will be coming in after a defeat.
Corona del Sol can't be too worried about heading out to take on Hamilton: they just beat Red Mountain at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Corona del Sol had just enough and edged Red Mountain out 3-1.
Alyssia Munoz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Corona del Sol's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abby Ritchhart, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Montenegro, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Xavier College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hamilton fell just short of Xavier College Prep by a score of 7-5. The loss was just more heartbreak for Hamilton, who fell 2-0 when the teams last met back in April.
Kate Vance made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Corona del Sol has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-21 record this season. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-10.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Corona del Sol has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Hamilton struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Corona del Sol came up short against Hamilton in their previous meeting on Wednesday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton's Liliana Russo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Corona del Sol 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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