Mitchell has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Sierra Stallions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mitchell's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against The Classical Academy on Monday. They lost 20-0 to the Titans.
Meanwhile, Sierra had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Woodland Park with a sharp 18-2 win on Saturday. Considering the Stallions have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Marisa Reyes made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jessica Bonifas, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. What's more, she also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Nyleen Brown, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sierra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .875. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mitchell dropped their record down to 0-13 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Sierra, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Mitchell suffered a grim 29-10 defeat to Sierra in their previous matchup back in September. Can Mitchell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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