Desert Ridge is 2-8 against Corona del Sol since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Desert Ridge Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. Corona del Sol took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Desert Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Campo Verde.
Elin Burger tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Desert Ridge's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cierra Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Corona del Sol's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Chaparral by a score of 3-2.
Corona del Sol saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saige Peters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Leah Montenegro was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Desert Ridge's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Corona del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Desert Ridge beat Corona del Sol 6-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Corona del Sol's Jaclyn Ibarra, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Desert Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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