Softball Preview: Armijo Royals vs. Rodriguez Mustangs
Armijo is 0-10 against Rodriguez since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the pair will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. Armijo will be strutting in after a win while Rodriguez will be coming in after a defeat.
After only one run in their last match, Armijo made sure to put some runs up on the board against Fairfield last Thursday. Armijo was the clear victor by a 16-9 margin over Fairfield. Considering Armijo's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Angel Arias was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Lucy Herston was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their rough 11-2 defeat to Napa might stick with them for a while.
Armijo's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Rodriguez, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Armijo suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Rodriguez in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodriguez's Brooklyn Denina, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Armijo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
