Softball Recap: Orange Vista Wins Going Away Against Hemet

Coyotes

Margin

04/14/25 vs Hemet	8
02/27/25 vs Indio	7
04/03/25 vs Paloma Valley	6
04/01/25 @ Paloma Valley	6
03/20/25 @ Arlington	6

Orange Vista barely beat Hemet the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Coyotes never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Monday. The contest marked the Coyotes' most dominant victory of the season.

The result came thanks to Emily Ruvalcaba's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.

On the hitting side, Orange Vista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazmine Zabala, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another was Danielle Zabala, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Orange Vista is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Hemet, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Orange Vista will challenge rival Poly at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Hemet is set to take on their familiar foe Valley View at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 3, the Eagles 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.