The Ponderosa Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Del Campo Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Ponderosa beats Del Campo with 15 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Ponderosa never let Union Mine get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Molly McFarland was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate McCartney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ponderosa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Mine only posted an OBP of .235.
Meanwhile, Del Campo got the win against Rosemont on Thursday by a conclusive 15-9.
Issabella Sanchez was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Katlin Tiss, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Ponderosa's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs over those games. As for Del Campo, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything went Ponderosa's way against Del Campo in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Ponderosa made off with a 17-1 win. Will Ponderosa repeat their success, or does Del Campo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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