The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons will face off against the Spring Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Doral Academy Red Rock is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Doral Academy Red Rock lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Basic, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Dragons put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 10-3 win on Friday. Considering the Dragons have won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
EmmaLynn Hussey and Hailey Ufer made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Hussey tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Ufer pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Hussey went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs, while Ufer scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Megan Upp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
Doral Academy Red Rock kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 21-5 to Silverado.
Aubree Holcombe stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Raelynn Villanueva, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Doral Academy Red Rock's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Spring Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Doral Academy Red Rock hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Doral Academy Red Rock was able to grind out a solid victory over Spring Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
