El Dorado is 0-10 against Liberty Ranch since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The El Dorado Cougars are on the road again to play the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 3:30 p.m.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but El Dorado had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Galt.
Andie Davenport was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Teague, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
Even though they lost, El Dorado didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galt only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Liberty Ranch stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Bradshaw Christian as Liberty Ranch made off with a 14-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for Liberty Ranch who now have three in a row.
Paityn Snow made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Snow was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Natalie Vigil was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Ysabella Granata was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
El Dorado's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Liberty Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Monday's game might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. El Dorado has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .435. However, it's not like Liberty Ranch struggles in that department as they've averaged .447. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
El Dorado suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Liberty Ranch when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vigil, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that El Dorado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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