The Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons are taking a road trip to face off against the Bonanza Bengals at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Doral Academy Red Rock has three straight victories, Bonanza has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Doral Academy Red Rock's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Eldorado with a sharp 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
EmmaLynn Hussey and Hailey Ufer were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hussey tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ufer tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hussey went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Ufer scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Emma Bauman was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Julianis Torres-Bermudez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Doral Academy Red Rock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eldorado only posted an OBP of .077.
Meanwhile, Bonanza came up short against Sierra Vista on Friday, falling 11-3.
Doral Academy Red Rock's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bonanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Doral Academy Red Rock took their victory against Bonanza in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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