The Santa Rosa Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the Mora Rangers/Rangerettes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Rosa has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Santa Rosa came up short against Estancia on Tuesday, falling 18-1. The Lions have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Mora had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bobcats as they made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Rangers/Rangerettes, who have now won 15 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Cierra Benavidez and Justina Duran were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Benavidez kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Duran struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. At bat, Benavidez went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Duran went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Santa Rosa now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Mora, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Santa Rosa might still be hurting after the 18-7 loss they got from Mora in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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