The Vanden Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vanden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Vanden can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Wood. The win made it back-to-back victories for Vanden.
Isabella Cueva tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Maalia Cherry was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Niayli Sheets-Calvo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Vacaville unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 10-5 to Pioneer.
Vacaville got a massive performance out of Kali Walpole, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Laila Dean was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Vacaville was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pioneer only hit two.
Vanden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Vacaville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Vanden hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .365. However, it's not like Vacaville struggles in that department as they've averaged .372. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Vanden came out on top in a nail-biter against Vacaville in their previous matchup on April 11th, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Vacaville's Xochitl Atayde, who struck out nine batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Vanden still be able to contain Atayde? There's only one way to find out.
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