Del Norte is 0-3 against Santana since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Del Norte Nighthawks will head out on the road to take on the Santana Sultans at 4:00 p.m. Del Norte is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Del Norte put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Valhalla with a sharp 8-2 victory. With that win, Del Norte brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Alexa Brunetti, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alexis Kyles, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Santana had just enough and edged Valhalla out 4-3 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on McKenna Miller, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Ryan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Del Norte's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Santana, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Santana's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Del Norte hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .348. It's a different story for Santana, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Del Norte's hitters?
Del Norte might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Santana when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Thankfully for Del Norte, Madison Mendez (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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