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| 04/09/25 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 04/29/24 - Away | 20-5 W |
| 04/10/24 - Home | 13-0 W |
| 04/12/18 - Home | 9-0 W |
| 03/12/18 - Away | 16-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Basic is a perfect 10-0 against Eldorado since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Wolves will welcome the Firehawks at 3:30 p.m. Basic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Basic fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Liberty on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 10-9. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mercedes Escarcega was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Frias, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Eldorado never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Sunrise Mountain on Friday. They put the hurt on the Miners with a sharp 16-5 victory.
Rachel Figueroa made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaliyah Guillory was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Brianna Orozco was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Eldorado hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 2-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Eldorado's win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-14. As for Basic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Eldorado's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Basic has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Eldorado, though, as they've been averaging 9.9 hits. Given Basic's sizable advantage in that area, the Firehawks will need to find a way to close that gap.
Basic took their victory against Eldorado in their previous matchup on April 9th by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Firehawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
