The Verrado Vipers will challenge the San Luis Sidewinders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Verrado has eight straight wins, San Luis has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Verrado proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 12) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Tolleson 6-4.
Jill Ryan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
Kylie Bates
| 03/24/25 @ Tolleson | 4 |
| 03/26/24 vs La Joya Community | 3 |
| 03/07/25 @ Lake Havasu | 2 |
| 02/27/24 @ Apollo | 2 |
| 04/27/24 @ Campo Verde | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kylie Bates, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cameron Marchese, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Verrado hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tolleson struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, San Luis lost 9-1 to Millennium on Thursday.
Verrado pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for San Luis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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