Softball Preview: Jefferson Saints vs. Adams City Eagles
The Jefferson Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the Adams City Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Jefferson's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
Jefferson came up short against Bennett on Tuesday, falling 35-13.
Gianna Trujillo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Te'Aira Nutter, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Adams City never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past Denver West 18-0.
Leyla Jaquez made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Jaquez was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adams City got a massive performance out of Karyme Martinez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oriah Romero, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Adams City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August of 2023.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Adams City, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
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