The Vanden Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Carondelet Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vanden put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Rodriguez as Vanden made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Vanden.
Isabella Cueva spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on two hits.
On the hitting side, Ayanna Frank was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Zabat, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Carondelet has not done well against San Ramon Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Carondelet came out on top against San Ramon Valley by a score of 7-4.
Carondelet let Angela Gates and Sydnie DeMartini loose on the outfield. Gates scored a run while going 4-for-4, while DeMartini went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Reese Albano, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Vanden has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Carondelet, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Vanden hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carondelet struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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