Softball Preview: Sunnyside Blue Devils vs. Tucson High Magnet School Badgers
The Sunnyside Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sunnyside put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let Rincon/University onto the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Isabel Valenzuela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Valenzuela was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Anyssa Pacho looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Lauryn Carbajal, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Soliel Ponce was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tucson High Magnet School beat Rincon/University on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tucson High Magnet School.
Sunnyside's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Tucson High Magnet School, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Sunnyside skirted past Tucson High Magnet School 4-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Sunnyside repeat their success, or does Tucson High Magnet School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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