The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will head out on the road to face off against the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Rancho Bernardo earned a 6-3 victory over Del Norte.
Zoey Meadows tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellery Housand, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Abigail Tripp was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Mission Hills' way against Hilltop on Monday as Mission Hills made off with a 13-3 win. With that victory, Mission Hills brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Kenadie Katje was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Samantha Garcia, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rancho Bernardo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. As for Mission Hills, they pushed their record up to 14-7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Rancho Bernardo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mission Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rancho Bernardo came out on top in a nail-biter against Mission Hills in their previous meeting on April 3rd, sneaking past 7-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mission Hills' Abby Huhn, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rancho Bernardo still be able to contain Huhn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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