Softball Recap: Ray Bearcats vs. San Manuel Miners
Ray's 19-9 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell victim to a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of the San Manuel Miners on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ray in their matchups with San Manuel: they've now lost seven in a row.
Cambria Garcia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alexis Gallego, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On San Manuel's side, Julianna Garcia made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Garcia was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, San Manuel got a massive performance out of Mariah Villalba, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Laila Ruiz was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Ray's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for San Manuel, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Ray will square off against Alchesay at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ray is facing Alchesay at the right time seeing as Alchesay is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for San Manuel, they are on the road again on Monday to play Baboquivari at 3:45 p.m. Baboquivari hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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