The Santa Cruz Valley Dust Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Globe Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Cruz Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Benson with a sharp 15-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Tatiyana Reyes, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Jocelyn Melendez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, everything went Globe's way against San Tan Foothills on Thursday as Globe made off with a 22-3 victory.
Madison Leverance was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Audiyana Navarro, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Santa Cruz Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Globe, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Globe's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Santa Cruz Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Globe, though, as they've been averaging 10.5. Given Santa Cruz Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Globe will need to find a way to close that gap.
Santa Cruz Valley took their victory against Globe in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 17-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Cruz Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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