Softball Recap: Twentynine Palms Wildcats vs. Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs
After a string of five wins, Twentynine Palms's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their tough 15-5 loss to the Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs might stick with them for a while. Twentynine Palms has not had much luck with Coachella Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Twentynine Palms saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenica Silvas, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tui Young, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Coachella Valley's side, Amerie Badena spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. Badena has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marley Delgado and Mia Villalobos did most of the damage at the plate: Delgado went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double, while Villalobos scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alizabeth Rico, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Twentynine Palms now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Coachella Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.
While Twentynine Palms had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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