The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will head out on the road to challenge the Desert Christian Academy Conquerors at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rosa Academy is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, Santa Rosa Academy beat Lakeside 8-4.
Jordan Krueger and Kadence Bernard made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Krueger struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Bernard tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Krueger scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Bernard scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lisa Cante, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aliza Dunn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Desert Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 17-1 defeat at the hands of San Jacinto Valley Academy. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Desert Christian Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Desert Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Reedman, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Santa Rosa Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Desert Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Desert Christian Academy's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Rosa Academy hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .389. It's a different story for Desert Christian Academy, though, as they've only averaged .205. Will they be able to contain Santa Rosa Academy's hitters?
Everything went Santa Rosa Academy's way against Desert Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Santa Rosa Academy made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Rosa Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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