After flying high against La Vega last Friday, China Spring came back down to earth. The China Spring Cougars' tough 15-6 defeat to the Robinson Rockets on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for China Spring in their matchups with Robinson: they've now lost three in a row.
Sophia Garcia was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Nicole Prestidge, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On Robinson's side, Raelynn Van Zee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. Van Zee has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Robinson got a massive performance out of Kaygen Marshall, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Mathis, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI.
China Spring's defeat dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Robinson, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 25-7 record this season.
While China Spring had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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