Softball Game Preview: Yucca Valley Trojans vs. Arroyo Valley Hawks

The Yucca Valley Trojans will face off against the Arroyo Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Yucca Valley will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Yucca Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 25-7 margin over Xavier Prep on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Hadyn Ross was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Ross was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Aryssa Patterson

Runs (Career)

03/17/25 @ Xavier Prep	4
02/28/25 @ San Bernardino	3
03/05/24 vs Desert Mirage	3
03/04/25 vs Desert Hot Springs	1
04/24/24 vs Cathedral City	1

In other batting news, Yucca Valley let Tayla Monroy and Aryssa Patterson run wild. Monroy went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Patterson scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave Patterson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hannah Cusack, who scored three runs and stole Three bases.

Yucca Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Arroyo Valley came up short against Serrano last Friday, falling 16-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Diamondbacks: they've now lost four in a row.

Yucca Valley pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Arroyo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.