The Jurupa Valley Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Basic Wolves at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went Jurupa Valley's way against Rubidoux as Jurupa Valley made off with a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jurupa Valley.
Samantha Amancio made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. Amancio was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Crystal Macias, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Saytha Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Basic waltzed into their match on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jaguars a 15-0 shutout.
Like Jurupa Valley, Basic also got a great game from a two-way player: Melanie Hughes. On the mound, Hughes pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Samantha Marquez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Hughes scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Marquez scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Basic got a massive performance out of Halley Redd, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mia Frias, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Jurupa Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Basic, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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