Softball Game Preview: Esparto Spartans vs. Golden Sierra Grizzlies

By Team Reports Apr 20, 2024, 7:12am

Softball Preview: Esparto Spartans vs. Golden Sierra Grizzlies

The Esparto Spartans will be playing at home against the Golden Sierra Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Esparto will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Last Thursday, Esparto suffered a tough 15-4 defeat at the hands of Vacaville Christian.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Golden Sierra gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past San Juan 22-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for Golden Sierra.

Kylie Ladner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Ladner was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-6 with four stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs.

In other batting news, Olivia Totilaz was a standout: she scored six runs while going 4-for-6. Marcella Chavez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.

Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Golden Sierra, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.

Esparto might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from Golden Sierra in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Esparto, Madison Roney (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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