The Del Sol Dragons will square off against the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
If Del Sol beats Pinecrest Academy Cadence with 13 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Dragons put the hurt on Desert Pines with a sharp 13-2 victory on Monday. Considering the Dragons have won six matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Cadence made easy work of Chaparral on Wednesday and carried off a 20-5 win. While fans of the Cougars might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence got a massive performance out of Camrith Fernandes, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The Cougars are 5-1 when Fernandes posts two or more runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Braxton Schiess, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .516 that Chaparral posted.
The victory was the third in a row for Del Sol, bringing their record up to 6-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Pinecrest Academy Cadence, their victory bumped their record up to 7-12.
Everything went Del Sol's way against Pinecrest Academy Cadence when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Del Sol made off with a 10-3 win. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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