The Sunnyside Wildcats will head out to take on the Yosemite Badgers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Sunnyside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Sunnyside proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Corcoran 2-1. While the Wildcats didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bella Cardenas
| 03/21/25 @ Washington Union | 4 |
| 03/04/25 vs Mt. Whitney | 5 |
| 02/26/25 @ San Joaquin Memorial | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Roosevelt | 8 |
| 03/19/25 vs Torres | 8 |
Bella Cardenas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Sunnyside's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Leeanna Arreguin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Yosemite was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fresno Christian.
Jadyn Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Sunnyside pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Yosemite, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Sunnyside came up short against Yosemite when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 8-3. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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