Softball Preview: Paramount Pirates vs. Dominguez Dons
Paramount is 10-0 against Dominguez since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Paramount Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Dominguez Dons at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Paramount has eight straight victories, Dominguez has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Paramount gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Firebaugh as Paramount made off with an 18-2 victory. With that win, Paramount brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Alice Quiroa was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Quiroa was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Quiroa is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Evengelina Asoau was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three doubles. Mia Flores was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Dominguez fell victim to a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Norwalk on Tuesday.
Paramount pushed their record up to 10-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Dominguez, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Paramount's way against Dominguez in their previous meeting back in March as Paramount made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paramount since the squad 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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