The Canyon Hills Rattlers will challenge the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Canyon Hills comes in on three and Mission Bay on five.
Canyon Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand San Diego a 13-0 shutout on Thursday. While the Rattlers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Natalye Debus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Hal'E Martin
| 04/10/25 vs San Diego | 2 |
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In other batting news, Hal'E Martin was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Karalyne Tabada was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Canyon Hills kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Diego only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay got the win against Palo Verde Valley back in March by a conclusive 10-1. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Like Canyon Hills, Mission Bay also got a great game from a two-way player: Abby Nelson. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Nelson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kassie Zavala, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Evie Horton, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Canyon Hills pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mission Bay, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 7-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Canyon Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mission Bay struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Canyon Hills skirted past Mission Bay 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will the Rattlers repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
