Softball Preview: Downtown Magnets Suns vs. Orthopaedic Vipers
Downtown Magnets has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Orthopaedic Vipers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Downtown Magnets will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Downtown Magnets scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Annenberg by a score of 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Meanwhile, Orthopaedic had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Trojans.
Brianna Ramirez made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring no runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Orthopaedic got a big performance out of Sandy Alvarado, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Melanie Garcia, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Downtown Magnets' loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs per game. As for Orthopaedic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Downtown Magnets suffered a grim 37-8 defeat to Orthopaedic in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Will Downtown Magnets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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