Goldwater is 1-9 against Peoria since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Goldwater Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Peoria Panthers at 3:45 p.m. Goldwater is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Goldwater put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Agua Fria with a sharp 16-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Goldwater.
Micaela De La Torre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. De La Torre was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Johanna Hampton was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Adrianna Trufin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Peoria is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-8 walloping at the hands of Yuma on Tuesday.
Goldwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Goldwater suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Peoria when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Goldwater, Isabella Erickson (2023) (who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (she also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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