After two games on the road, Coronado is heading back home. They will take on the Abilene Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Coronado fell victim to a tough 17-6 loss at the hands of Lubbock.
Meanwhile, Abilene can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lubbock a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Abilene considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Diana Silva was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Silva has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Silva was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
In other batting news, Kinzley Cantu and Brieyonna Reed did most of the damage at the plate: Cantu went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Reed scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Jaide Musquiz was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Coronado dropped their record down to 3-11 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Abilene, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-12-1 record this season.
Coronado suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Abilene in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Silva, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Coronado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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