Empire is 8-0 against Cholla since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Empire Ravens will head out on the road to square off against the Cholla Chargers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Empire has 12 straight wins, Cholla has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Empire stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Catalina with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Callie Ward made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Ward has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Ward was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Angelina Dehler and Mila Rios-Encinas did most of the damage at the plate: Dehler went 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Rios-Encinas went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Morgan Faunce, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cholla suffered a tough 21-8 defeat at the hands of Mountain View on Tuesday.
Empire's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Cholla, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Everything went Empire's way against Cholla when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Empire made off with a 20-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Empire since the squad 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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