The Rancho Verde Mustangs will face off against the Hillcrest Trojans at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Rancho Verde has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rancho Verde managed to slip by San Jacinto the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Mustangs lost 18-1 to the Tigers on Monday. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rancho Verde saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Silvas, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hillcrest). They never let Moreno Valley get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their one-run performance the game before.
Adrianna Garcia was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Valdez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Hillcrest hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moreno Valley struck out nine times.
Rancho Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Hillcrest, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Rancho Verde beat Hillcrest 7-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2017. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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