Avenal is 0-10 against Dos Palos since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Avenal Buccaneers are on the road again to play the Dos Palos Broncos at 4:00 p.m. Avenal knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Dos Palos likes a good challenge.
Avenal put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mendota with a sharp 12-2 victory.
Khloe Nieto was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Nieto was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and a double. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Lauryn Lucero was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Natalia Ruiz, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Dos Palos had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Chowchilla back in March.
Avenal is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Dos Palos, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Avenal suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Dos Palos when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Avenal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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