The Vintage Crushers will head out on the road to square off against the Napa Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, everything went Vintage's way against Sonoma Valley as Vintage made off with a 10-3 win.
Malina Viruet made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Viruet was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Devin Viruet was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Brianna Allen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Napa can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past Justin-Siena 20-1. Napa's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Priscilla Morgado Rodriguez looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Napa got a massive performance out of Jessye Wood, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Johnson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Vintage has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. As for Napa, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9.
Napa's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Vintage has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Napa, though, as they've been averaging 9.7. Given Vintage's sizable advantage in that area, Napa will need to find a way to close that gap.
Vintage took their win against Napa in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vintage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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