The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Coronado Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Coronado took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mesa Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Mesa Ridge's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Sierra as Mesa Ridge made off with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
DonnaPaola Martinez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Martinez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Mesa Ridge got a massive performance out of Emily Hawkins, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Grace Barnhart, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mesa Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .720. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sierra only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Coronado fell victim to Widefield and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Gladiators. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win made it two in a row for Mesa Ridge and bumps their season record up to 14-5. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Coronado's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mesa Ridge has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Coronado, though, as they've been averaging 9.9. Given Mesa Ridge's sizable advantage in that area, Coronado will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mesa Ridge skirted past Coronado 5-3 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Mesa Ridge repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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