Montwood is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pebble Hills is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Montwood Rams will take on the Pebble Hills Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Montwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Montwood had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Eastlake.
Soph Sandoval made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, even though Socorro scored an imposing 11 runs on Tuesday, Pebble Hills still came out on top. Pebble Hills had just enough and edged Socorro out 12-11. That's two games straight that Pebble Hills has won by just one run.
Ciana Quinones and Isabel Ramos did most of the damage at the plate: Quinones scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Ramos went 1-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Riley Cassiday, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Montwood's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6-1. As for Pebble Hills, the win got them back to even at 15-15.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Montwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. However, it's not like Pebble Hills struggles in that department as they've averaged .329. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Montwood's way against Pebble Hills in their previous meeting back in March as Montwood made off with a 14-2 victory. Does Montwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pebble Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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