The Santa Rosa Academy Rangers will head out on the road to face off against the San Jacinto Valley Academy Wolves at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Santa Rosa Academy sitting on five straight victories and San Jacinto Valley Academy on nine.
Santa Rosa Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Nuview Bridge a 17-0 shutout.
Kadence Bernard was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Bernard was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Faith Krueger was incredible, firing off four doubles, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Madeleine Hillyer, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, San Jacinto Valley Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against San Jacinto Leadership Academy as San Jacinto Valley Academy made off with a 19-8 win.
Like Santa Rosa Academy, San Jacinto Valley Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Zayeli Rodriguez. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Felicity Bonilla, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Rhiannon Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Santa Rosa Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for San Jacinto Valley Academy, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5.
San Jacinto Valley Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Santa Rosa Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for San Jacinto Valley Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Santa Rosa Academy keep running through batters, or will San Jacinto Valley Academy buck the trend?
Santa Rosa Academy took their win against San Jacinto Valley Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-3. Will Santa Rosa Academy repeat their success, or does San Jacinto Valley Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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