Bonanza hasn't had much luck against Doral Academy Red Rock recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Bengals will head out to challenge the Dragons at 3:30 p.m. Bonanza has given up an average of 9.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bonanza fell victim to Sierra Vista and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Mountain Lions. The Bengals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy Red Rock had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They never let the Firehawks get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Annalisse Echavarria, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Briana Martinez also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Doral Academy Red Rock was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .314 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Doral Academy Red Rock pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Bonanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Bonanza might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Doral Academy Red Rock when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Bengals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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