Borrego Springs waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Julian Eagles 22-21. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Borrego Springs considering their one-run performance the match before.
Anavey Gonzalez was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in five of her nine plate appearances. Gonzalez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Michelle Llamas, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her ten plate appearances.
On Julian's side, Roice Mendoza led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Arianna Simser was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Julian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Borrego Springs only posted an OBP of .422.
Borrego Springs is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Julian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Borrego Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Julian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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