The Madera Coyotes will venture away from home to take on the Sanger Apaches at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Madera 3.2, Sanger 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Madera's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sanger West by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Isabella Aguirre
| 03/10/26 vs Hanford West | 1 |
| 03/12/26 vs Chaparral | 1 |
| 03/18/26 vs Clovis East | 1 |
| 04/07/26 @ Sanger West | 1 |
| 03/14/26 vs Sunrise Mountain | 2 |
Not much got past Isabella Aguirre, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Sanger West off the board. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Aguirre.
At the plate, Madera's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Destinee Avila, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two hits gave Avila a new career-high. Brilynn Santiago was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sanger came out on top against Edison on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Apaches put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Emma Hernandez's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Elissandra Reyna was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Guerra, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Madera's record is now 16-9. As for Sanger, their record now sits at 15-8.
Madera skirted past Sanger 2-1 when the teams last played on April 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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