The Torres Toros will face off against the Orthopaedic Vipers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Torres is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Torres lost 9-3 to Bell on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Orthopaedic). They blew past Fairfax 20-7 on Monday. With that win, the Vipers brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Orthopaedic got a massive performance out of Natalie Garcia, who scored four runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Those four runs gave Garcia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Antonio-Mateo, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Orthopaedic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Orthopaedic's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Torres, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Torres' way against Orthopaedic when the teams last played back in February of 2023, as Torres made off with a 10-2 win. Will Torres repeat their success, or does Orthopaedic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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