The El Rancho Dons will head out on the road to take on the Santa Fe Chiefs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. El Rancho is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for El Rancho after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of La Serna by a score of 6-5.
El Rancho saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lesly Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Valdez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Leal-Robles, who got on base in all two of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santa Fe, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Whittier with a sharp 10-0 win on Monday.
Mia Alvarez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Santa Fe let Brooklyn Coppin and Miranda Gonzalez loose on the outfield. Coppin went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double, while Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Sophia Garcia was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
El Rancho has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14-1 record this season. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
El Rancho couldn't quite finish off Santa Fe in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Can El Rancho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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