Softball Preview: Three Rivers Bulldogs vs. Yorktown Wildcats
Three Rivers is 8-0 against Yorktown since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Three Rivers Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Yorktown Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Three Rivers has 11 straight victories, Yorktown has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but Three Rivers sidestepped Kenedy for a 10-9 win.
Sofia Alvarado and Alyson Gomez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Alvarado pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Gomez struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Alvarado has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Alvarado went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI, while Gomez scored two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amyah Ortiz-Lozano, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Ruiz, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Yorktown fell victim to a tough 18-3 loss at the hands of Kenedy on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Yorktown has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Yorktown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylor Carriger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Three Rivers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Yorktown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Yorktown's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Three Rivers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Yorktown, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4. Will Three Rivers keep running through batters, or will Yorktown buck the trend?
Everything went Three Rivers' way against Yorktown in their previous meeting on March 5th as Three Rivers made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Three Rivers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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