The Overland Trailblazers will face off against the Kennedy Commanders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Overland will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Overland will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Denver West on Thursday. Overland was the clear victor by a 20-14 margin over Denver West. Considering the Trailblazers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Anaiah Patterson, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah Baltazar, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Overland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Denver West only posted a batting average of .350.
Meanwhile, Kennedy lost 13-3 to Mullen on Thursday.
Arianna Velarde and Genesis Lujan did some serious damage despite the final result: Velarde scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Lujan scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Lujan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Giana Valdez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Overland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Kennedy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Overland 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 Kennedy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Overland's way against Kennedy when the teams last played back in September, as Overland made off with a 16-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overland since the squad 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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