Softball Preview: Ridgeview Wolf Pack vs. Bakersfield Christian Eagles
Ridgeview is 1-9 against Bakersfield Christian since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ridgeview Wolf Pack will look to defend their home field against the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Ridgeview was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Frontier.
Ridgeview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Torrez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian waltzed into their game on Thursday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Drillers a 5-0 shutout. Bakersfield Christian's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Not much got past Anabell Hinojosa, who gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Bakersfield off the board. Hinojosa has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Bella Thomas was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dakoda Hilvers, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Ridgeview's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Bakersfield Christian, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Ridgeview came up short against Bakersfield Christian when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hinojosa, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Ridgeview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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