Doral Academy Red Rock is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Basic a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons will look to defend their home field against the Basic Wolves at 3:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Doral Academy Red Rock is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 12th at the time (Doral Academy Red Rock was ranked 15th). The Dragons lost 12-6 to the Gators on Friday.
Olivia Coen and Kalea Copenhefer did some serious damage despite the final result: Coen went 1-for-4 with one triple and two RBI, while Copenhefer went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Desarae Castaneda, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Basic couldn't beat Liberty on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fifth inning. The Wolves came up short against the Patriots, falling 14-5.
Basic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adriana Skoczylas, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Skoczylas' first of the season. Natalee Ramos was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Basic's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Doral Academy Red Rock, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Basic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Doral Academy Red Rock has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Basic, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9 strikeouts. Will Doral Academy Red Rock keep running through batters, or will the Wolves buck the trend?
Everything went Doral Academy Red Rock's way against Basic when the teams last played back in March, as Doral Academy Red Rock made off with a 9-1 victory. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
