The Superior Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the San Manuel Miners at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Superior is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Williams just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 11-7 to the Vikings.
Stephanie Lopez
| 03/19/25 vs Williams | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Miami | 1 |
| 03/10/25 @ Duncan | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs San Tan Foothills | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Gilbert Christian | 2 |
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Stephanie Lopez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Gibson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask San Manuel). They blew past San Miguel 33-3 two weeks ago. The Miners haven't had any issues with the Vipers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Laila Ruiz was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.3 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Ivy, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
San Manuel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .755. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Superior's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for San Manuel, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Superior beat San Manuel 6-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Does Superior have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Manuel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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