Stanton is 0-3 against Alpine since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Stanton Buffaloes will head out on the road to face off against the Alpine Bucks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Stanton got themselves on the board against Presidio, but Presidio never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Blue Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stanton.
LILIANA RODRIQUEZ spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Stanton's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was ALESSANDRA GLOVER, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was ALYSSA ALMAGUER, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Alpine can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tornillo as Alpine made off with a 23-1 victory.
Stanton's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Alpine, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15 record this season.
Stanton might still be hurting after the 16-3 defeat they got from Alpine in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alpine's Hannah Juett, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Stanton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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