The Rancho Bernardo Broncos will be playing at home against the Del Norte Nighthawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rancho Bernardo: 3.8, Del Norte: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rancho Bernardo is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Poway just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to the Titans. Rancho Bernardo has not had much luck with Poway recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Mia Cascio was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Del Norte can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand San Pasqual a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Del Norte has won by exactly ten runs.
Ava Giaime was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Giaime was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Kyles, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alexa Brunetti, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Rancho Bernardo's loss ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6-1. As for Del Norte, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Rancho Bernardo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Rancho Bernardo came up short against Del Norte in their previous meeting on April 2nd, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Del Norte's Jessica Phelps, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Now that Rancho Bernardo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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