The Da Vinci Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Jal Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Da Vinci is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-9 margin over Socorro back in March. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Jal and Eunice have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Cardinals. Considering the Panthers have won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Johnna Butts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Abigal Dardon was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Mayrin Nieto, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Jal's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 11-5. As for Da Vinci, their record is now 4-2.
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