Softball Recap: West Valley Mustangs vs. Perris Panthers
West Valley won the last time they faced Perris, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The West Valley Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 22-21 victory over the Perris Panthers. That's two games straight that West Valley has won by just one run.
For Perris' part, Natalie Lopez and Anahi Morales stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lopez got on base in four of her six plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Morales scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brizayda Medina, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Perris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
West Valley's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-12. As for Perris, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
West Valley will head out on the road to face off against Liberty at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Perris, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Citrus Hill at 3:15 p.m. Perris is facing Citrus Hill at the right time seeing as Citrus Hill is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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