Woodland Park is 0-6 against Coronado since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Woodland Park Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Coronado Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Woodland Park's way against Palmer as Woodland Park made off with a 19-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Christine Renteria was a standout: she scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Curran, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .719. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Coronado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of Mesa Ridge by a score of 5-3.
Coronado saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bentley Brandt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nealie Hansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Woodland Park and bumps their season record up to 3-6. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Thursday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Woodland Park has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Woodland Park suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Coronado when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will Woodland Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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