For the first time this season, Sunnyside will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sunnyside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Buena with a sharp 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Colts: they've now won six in a row.
Tucson High Magnet School never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Nogales last Friday. They were the clear victors by a 19-2 margin over the Apaches.
Alyssa Torres spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Janice Hernandez and Claudeona Lesley did most of the damage at the plate: Hernandez scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Lesley scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave Hernandez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaliyah Grigsby, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Tucson High Magnet School kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Tucson High Magnet School has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Sunnyside's victory bumped their record up to 14-4-1.
Sunnyside couldn't quite finish off Tucson High Magnet School when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Will Sunnyside 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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