The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Cibola Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Sunrise's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four matches, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Desert Sunrise came up short against Poston Butte on Monday, falling 19-1.
Angelica Tilton was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. That run marked the first that she scored this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cibola). They put the hurt on Estrella Foothills with a sharp 21-1 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Aliana Padilla made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Padilla was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Marielsy Ortega and Angelica Arellano did most of the damage at the plate: Ortega went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Arellano went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits Ortega has posted since back in April of 2024. Sophia McCall was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Cibola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Estrella Foothills only posted an OBP of .353.
Desert Sunrise's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Cibola, their record now sits at 3-8.
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