Spanish Springs is 10-0 against Damonte Ranch since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Spanish Springs Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. Spanish Springs is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Saturday, Spanish Springs got themselves on the board against Crater, but Crater never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Comets.
The team relied heavily on Layni Noonkester, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brooke Baxter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Damonte Ranch didn't have quite enough to beat Douglas on Tuesday and fell 3-1. Damonte Ranch has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Damonte Ranch saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Tapia, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Spanish Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Damonte Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Damonte Ranch's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Spanish Springs has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Damonte Ranch, though, as they've been averaging 10.1. Given Spanish Springs' sizable advantage in that area, Damonte Ranch will need to find a way to close that gap.
Spanish Springs took their victory against Damonte Ranch in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 23-8. Will Spanish Springs repeat their success, or does Damonte Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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