The Bonanza Bengals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Bonanza is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They had just enough and edged The Meadows School out 22-21.
The team relied heavily on Abbie Mitok, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sequoia Velasco, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Doral Academy Red Rock gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Eldorado a 16-0 shutout. The victory was some much needed relief for Doral Academy Red Rock as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jenna Becker made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Becker was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her three plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Gabriella Rodriguez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs. Emma Van Wagoner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Bonanza's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-18. As for Doral Academy Red Rock, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9.
Bonanza suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Doral Academy Red Rock when the teams last played on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Becker, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Bonanza knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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