Softball Preview: Desert Christian Eagles vs. St. David Tigers
The Desert Christian Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the St. David Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Desert Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests.
Desert Christian is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Ray (and have done all season long). Desert Christian never let Ray onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory on Monday.
Alexa Yarger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Yarger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lilly Crawford and Cali Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Crawford scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Smith scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addison Morris, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. David unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of San Manuel by a score of 5-4.
Katelyn Patton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, St. David didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Manuel only tossed four.
Desert Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 15-4-1 record this season. As for St. David, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Desert Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like St. David struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Desert Christian came up short against St. David when the teams last played back in March, falling 10-6. Will Desert Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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