Damonte Ranch has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Reed Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Damonte Ranch's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
Damonte Ranch will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 14) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Carson.
Damonte Ranch let Samantha Tapia and Madison Glass loose on the outfield. Tapia went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Glass went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Hailey Wackowski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Reed faced Douglas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Reed fell just short of Douglas by a score of 2-1. Reed has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Anna Maxwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Reed saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kehaulani Tambaoan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Damonte Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Reed, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Damonte Ranch hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Reed struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Damonte Ranch came up short against Reed when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reed's Britney Taelour, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that Damonte Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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