Softball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Milano

Eagles

Previous 4 Games

03/07/25 vs Somerville	16-9
03/04/25 @ Mumford	11-0
02/28/25 vs Rio Vista	4-2
02/27/25 vs Buffalo	15-2

Milano came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Somerville Yeguas with a sharp 16-9 victory. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Marissa Balderas was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Rayelee Keen, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Milano was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somerville only posted a batting average of .312.

Milano's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 8.33 strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. As for Somerville, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

Coming up, Milano will be taking part in a tournament against McGregor at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. McGregor is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for Somerville, they will face off against Mumford at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Somerville has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.