The Ray Bearcats are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Valley Union Blue Devils at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ray is headed out to face Valley Union after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Ray narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past San Manuel 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bearcats have posted since March 16, 2024.
Julianna Granillo
| 03/04/25 vs San Manuel | 2 |
| 04/19/24 @ Valley Union | 1 |
| 04/17/24 @ Baboquivari | 1 |
| 04/08/24 vs Baboquivari | 1 |
Ray let Julianna Granillo and Makayla Barajas run wild. Granillo scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Barajas scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Granillo a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Julianna Martinez, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3.
Ray always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Manuel only posted an OBP of .412.
Meanwhile, everything went Valley Union's way against San Simon on Wednesday as Valley Union made off with a 17-6 victory.
Ray suffered a grim 25-18 defeat to Valley Union in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Ray avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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