Softball Preview: Dominguez Dons vs. Paramount Pirates
Dominguez is 0-10 against Paramount since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dominguez Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paramount Pirates at 3:15 p.m.
Sadly, Dominguez is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. Their rough 14-3 defeat to Norwalk on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Paramount had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with an 18-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Paramount, who have now won six matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Alice Quiroa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Quiroa was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Quiroa is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Evengelina Asoau was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Mia Flores, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Dominguez's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Paramount, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dominguez might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Paramount in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paramount's CLARISSA NORIEGA, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Dominguez knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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