The Tempe Buffaloes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Vista Grande Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tempe comes in on eight and Vista Grande on six.
Tempe put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Coronado 18-2.
Maribella Rivera and Dayanara Chavez did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-1, while Chavez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Chavez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Valeria Ruiz Escalante was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, everything went Vista Grande's way against Apache Junction on Tuesday as Vista Grande made off with a 17-2 win. 17 seems to be a good number for Vista Grande as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tempe pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.1 runs per game. As for Vista Grande, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.
Tempe suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Vista Grande when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Tempe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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