Softball Preview: Yucaipa Thunderbirds vs. Valley View Eagles
The Yucaipa Thunderbirds will head out on the road to challenge the Valley View Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Yucaipa will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, everything went Yucaipa's way against Citrus Valley as Yucaipa made off with a 13-3 win.
Kaylanie Rodriguez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Makenna Pettey was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Janelle Erickson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Valley View stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Orange Vista a 7-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Valley View.
Yucaipa is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13-4 record this season. As for Valley View, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4-1.
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