Softball Game Preview: Nuview Bridge Knights vs. Indian Springs COYOTES

The Nuview Bridge Knights will take on the Indian Springs COYOTES at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Indian Springs will be up against a hot Nuview Bridge team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Everything went Nuview Bridge's way against Temecula Prep on Wednesday as Nuview Bridge made off with a 35-19 victory. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Vanessa Taylor

Stolen Base (Career)

03/19/25 @ Temecula Prep	10
02/28/25 vs Temecula Prep	6
02/26/25 vs Rim of the World	3
03/03/25 @ California Lutheran	2
04/23/24 @ California Lutheran	2

Nuview Bridge let Vanessa Taylor and Breanna Pacheco run wild. Taylor scored six runs and stole Ten bases. while getting on base in seven of her eight plate appearances, while Pacheco scored six runs and stole Seven bases. while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances. Those ten stolen bases gave Taylor a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Yalitza Sanchez, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Nuview Bridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. Their batting average was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .375 that Temecula Prep posted.

Meanwhile, Indian Springs hadn't done well against Pacific recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Indian Springs was the clear victors by a 28-13 margin over Pacific. With that win, the COYOTES brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Alissa Yniguez and Brandizabella Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Yniguez went 3-for-5 with four runs, two triples, and five RBI, while Hernandez got on base in all six of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Those triples marked the first that Yniguez hit this season. Another player making a difference was Victoria Solis, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.

Indian Springs' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6-1. As for Nuview Bridge, they now have a winning record of 4-3-1.