Softball Preview: West Park Panthers vs. Ponderosa Bruins
West Park has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Ponderosa Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Park will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Nevada Union on Tuesday. West Park was the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over Nevada Union.
Emma Juarez made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Juarez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Isabella Huston was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jolene White, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 15-2 win.
West Park pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ponderosa, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
West Park skirted past Ponderosa 5-4 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ponderosa's Chase Mueller, who tossed 8.1 innings while giving up five earned runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Park still be able to contain Mueller? There's only one way to find out.
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