Softball Game Preview: Ponderosa Heads Out

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 7:42am

Softball Preview: Ponderosa Bruins vs. Sutter Huskies

The Ponderosa Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Sutter Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ponderosa sitting on four straight wins and Sutter on 22.

Ponderosa stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past West Park 12-2.

Chase Mueller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Mueller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mueller was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooklynn Nordquist, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ellie Escobar, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.

Meanwhile, Sutter stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Twelve Bridges onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.

Ponderosa pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sutter, their victory bumped their record up to 22-0.

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