Jurupa Valley is 1-9 against Patriot since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Jaguars will challenge the Warriors at 3:15 p.m. Jurupa Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Jurupa Valley's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ramona on Thursday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Patriot entered their tilt with La Sierra on Thursday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Eagles.
Miley Gates made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Payton Maynard was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Juliana Ramirez was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Patriot was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in three consecutive games.
Patriot's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Jurupa Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Jurupa Valley skirted past Patriot 2-1 in their previous meeting on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Jaguars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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