Argonaut is 1-9 against Sonora since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Argonaut Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Sonora Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Argonaut's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Amador as Argonaut made off with an 11-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Argonaut considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
The result came thanks to Hailey Dewald's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Argonaut got a massive performance out of Chloe Page, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Karissa Carney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sonora had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 14-0 win. 14 seems to be a good number for Sonora as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
KODIE TOWNSEND made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. TOWNSEND was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sonora got a big performance out of GRACEE STRICKLAND, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. SYDNEY SELLS was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Argonaut's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Sonora, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Argonaut has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sonora struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Argonaut might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Sonora in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of TOWNSEND, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Argonaut 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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