Softball Preview: Santa Fe Chiefs vs. El Rancho Dons
The Santa Fe Chiefs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the El Rancho Dons at 3:15 p.m. El Rancho took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe, who comes in off a win.
Santa Fe took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Whittier a 10-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Mia Alvarez's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brooklyn Coppin and Miranda Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Coppin went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double, while Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Sophia Garcia was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, El Rancho might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was La Serna who claimed the real prize. El Rancho fell just short of La Serna by a score of 6-5.
El Rancho saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lesly Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Leal-Robles, who got on base in all two of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Santa Fe has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for El Rancho, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14-1 record this season.
Santa Fe skirted past El Rancho 5-3 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was El Rancho's Jaelynn Barragan, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Santa Fe still be able to contain Barragan? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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