The Walden Grove Red Wolves will face off against the Tucson High Magnet School Badgers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Walden Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Walden Grove's offense. They came up short against Sunnyside on Thursday, falling 9-0. The Red Wolves have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Tucson High Magnet School came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Champions get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Badgers have won 12 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tucson High Magnet School got a massive performance out of Jaliyah Grigsby, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Claudeona Lesley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Tucson High Magnet School was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.
Tucson High Magnet School pushed their record up to 21-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Walden Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Walden Grove hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tucson High Magnet School struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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