Softball Preview: Banning Broncos vs. San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves
The Banning Broncos will head out on the road to take on the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Banning scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They blew past Arroyo Valley 14-4. The win was just what Banning needed coming off of an 8-0 defeat in their prior game.
Andrea Reynolds made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Reynolds was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Banning let Nicelle Soriano and Alexus Villasenor loose on the outfield. Soriano scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her seven plate appearances, while Villasenor went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Lexie Salas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, San Jacinto Valley Academy can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Desert Christian Academy as San Jacinto Valley Academy made off with a 28-4 victory. While fans of San Jacinto Valley Academy might be used to big wins, the 24-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Like Banning, San Jacinto Valley Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Zayeli Rodriguez. On the mound, she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Rodriguez was even better at the plate, scoring six runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-6.
In other batting news, Leslie Hernandez was a standout: she went 5-for-6 with seven RBI, three doubles, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Priscilla Bidriezca, who scored five runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5.
Banning's record now sits at 4-10. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
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