The Sonora Wildcats will be playing at home against the Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sonora has eight straight wins, Ben Holt College Prep Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sonora will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Calaveras, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Sonora skirted past Calaveras 6-4. That's two games straight that Sonora has won by exactly two runs.
KODIE TOWNSEND was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. TOWNSEND has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 25 consecutive pitching appearances. TOWNSEND was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, KAYLA MONTGOMERY was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was CHEYENNE MATYSHOCK, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Ben Holt College Prep Academy's offense. They lost 11-0 to Linden on Thursday.
Sonora is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sonora has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ben Holt College Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Sonora's way against Ben Holt College Prep Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Sonora made off with a 9-1 victory. Will Sonora repeat their success, or does Ben Holt College Prep Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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