Softball Preview: Rancho Bernardo Broncos vs. San Pasqual Golden Eagles
Rancho Bernardo is 6-0-1 against San Pasqual since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will head out on the road to challenge the San Pasqual Golden Eagles at 3:30 a.m. Rancho Bernardo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
If Rancho Bernardo beats San Pasqual with seven runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Rancho Bernardo skirted past San Marcos 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rancho Bernardo.
The team relied heavily on Ellery Housand, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Kendall Luna de la Fuente was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Pasqual suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Poway on Tuesday.
San Pasqual saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ally McKinley, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Rancho Bernardo's win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5-1. As for San Pasqual, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Rancho Bernardo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like San Pasqual struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rancho Bernardo came out on top in a nail-biter against San Pasqual in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was San Pasqual's Genevieve Lyon, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Rancho Bernardo to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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