The Ray Bearcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the St. David Tigers at 3:45 p.m.
Last Friday, Ray suffered a tough 25-18 loss at the hands of Valley Union. That's two games in a row now that Ray has lost by exactly seven runs.
Makayla Barajas stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 4-for-6 with five RBI and two runs. Julissa Garcia was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Desert Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday St. David proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles and snuck past 6-5.
Paisley Gooding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Anissa Jacquez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emelynn Jacquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Ray has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for St. David, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season.
Ray suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to St. David in their previous meeting on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gooding, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Ray 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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