The Orange Vista Coyotes will face off against the Hemet Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Orange Vista is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Liberty just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Bison, falling 11-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Coyotes have suffered since April 15, 2024.
Macai Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Nevaeh Bachman was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hemet has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.8 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 15-1 to Poly. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Hemet's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Orange Vista, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-6.
Orange Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Hemet when the teams last played back in February of 2022, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Coyotes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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