Dons
| 04/01/25 vs Santa Fe | 13 |
| 03/28/25 @ South El Monte | 6 |
| 03/20/25 @ Arroyo | 11 |
| 03/18/25 vs California | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ La Serna | 6 |
| + 9 more games |
The El Rancho Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Paramount Pirates at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. El Rancho is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
El Rancho barely beat Santa Fe the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Dons put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 13-3 win on Tuesday. Considering the Dons have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaelynn Barragan looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, El Rancho got a massive performance out of Malaya Vargas, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Vargas has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Delilah Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
El Rancho hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four strikeouts batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Paramount came up short against Downey on Tuesday, falling 17-6. The Pirates have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
El Rancho is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Paramount, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Everything went El Rancho's way against Paramount in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as El Rancho made off with a 21-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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