The Sunnyside Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Xavier College Prep Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sunnyside: 2.9, Xavier College Prep: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Sunnyside can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Highland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sunnyside.
Tatyana Vega was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Vega has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vega was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauryn Carbajal, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jenell Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Jaguars and snuck past 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Xavier College Prep as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Angie Falls spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Lauren Putz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tabitha Von Kolen, who went 4-for-5 with an RBI.
Sunnyside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Xavier College Prep, they pushed their record up to 24-4-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Sunnyside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Xavier College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sunnyside came out on top in a nail-biter against Xavier College Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, sneaking past 2-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Xavier College Prep's Abby Rascon, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Sunnyside to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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