The Dexter Demons will venture away from home to take on the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Albuquerque will be up against a hot Dexter squad: the team just extended their winning streak to nine. The Demons put the hurt on Sandia Prep with a sharp 15-0 victory on Tuesday. The Demons' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five contests.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque won against West Mesa on Friday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Bulldogs beat Rio Grande by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Emma Gonzalez was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. She continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Annika Stanley, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Albuquerque always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rio Grande only posted an OBP of .375.
Dexter's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Albuquerque, their record is now 13-8.
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