Softball Recap: Esperanza's loss ends five-game winning streak at home

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 1:27pm

Softball Recap: Esperanza Aztecs vs. Canyon Comanches

After a string of four wins, Esperanza's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Canyon Comanches by a score of 6-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Esperanza of the 7-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.

Taylor Shumaker made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in six of her 11 plate appearances with two doubles.

Esperanza's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.

Esperanza will be playing in front of their home fans against El Modena at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (El Modena: 2.8, Esperanza: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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