The Arlington Lions will head out to take on the Vista del Lago Ravens at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arlington has four straight wins, Vista del Lago has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Arlington is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 14-9 victory over Heritage on Friday.
Ahdrie Martinez and Lorena Ricasa did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Ricasa went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Isabella Manzo also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Arlington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Vista del Lago's offense. They lost 10-0 to Canyon Springs on Thursday.
Arlington pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Vista del Lago, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Vista del Lago's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Arlington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Vista del Lago, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will Arlington keep running through batters, or will the Ravens buck the trend?
Everything went Arlington's way against Vista del Lago in their previous meeting back in April, as Arlington made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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