Ponderosa has gone 6-1 against West Park recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Ponderosa Bruins will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Ponderosa is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Woodcreek.
Haley Warney was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits.
Brooklynn Nordquist
| 03/10/25 @ Woodcreek | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Destiny Christian Academy | 0 |
| 05/16/24 vs Rosemont | 1 |
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On the hitting side, Ponderosa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklynn Nordquist, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits Nordquist has posted since back in May of 2024. Bella Adams also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when West Park duked it out with Roseville on Tuesday. West Park fell just short of Roseville by a score of 4-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jolene White made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Sanchez, who scored a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Ponderosa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for West Park, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Ponderosa took their win against West Park when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Ponderosa repeat their success, or does West Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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