The Sierra Chieftains will take on the Yosemite Badgers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sierra is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Sierra is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They fell 11-8 to Minarets. Surprisingly, this marked the Chieftains' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Abby Bays and Lexie Valle stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bays went 4-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Valle got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs. That triple marked the first that Bays has hit this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yosemite). They walked away with a 17-12 win over Minarets last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Badgers.
Jadyn Johnson was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Misa, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Yosemite picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Sierra, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Sierra came out on top in a nail-biter against Yosemite in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Chieftains have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Badgers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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