Avenal is 0-10 against Dos Palos since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Avenal Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dos Palos Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Avenal will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Mendota, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Avenal's pitcher stepped up to hand Mendota a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Avenal.
The result came thanks to Deztiny Hernandez's shutout, as she gave up just six hits.
On the hitting side, Lauryn Lucero was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Layla Lopez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Dos Palos put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season last Friday. They blew past Tranquillity 27-0. Winning may never get old, but Dos Palos sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Hannah Slimp was incredible, going 5-for-5 with a home run, three doubles, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaliah Soares, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
Avenal's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-7. As for Dos Palos, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8-1 record this season.
Avenal might still be hurting after the 15-2 loss they got from Dos Palos in their previous meeting on April 11th. Will Avenal have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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