The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Desert Christian Academy Conquerors at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Santa Rosa Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Rosa Academy gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over California Military Institute.
Jordan Krueger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Krueger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Kadence Bernard and Faith Krueger did most of the damage at the plate: Bernard went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs, while Krueger got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lisa Cante, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Desert Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 28-4 defeat at the hands of San Jacinto Valley Academy.
Kiley Beyal was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Rosa Academy's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.9 runs. As for Desert Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Desert Christian Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Rosa Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .461. It's a different story for Desert Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Santa Rosa Academy's hitters?
Everything went Santa Rosa Academy's way against Desert Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March as Santa Rosa Academy made off with a 24-0 win. Will Santa Rosa Academy repeat their success, or does Desert Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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