The Enochs Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Gregori Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Enochs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Enochs is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Pitman with a sharp 12-4 victory on Tuesday.
Kaylee Ruiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joella Amezcua and Alaina Calvo did most of the damage at the plate: Amezcua scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Calvo scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Alvarez, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gregori put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Turlock as Gregori made off with a 7-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Gregori sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Gregori also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kailey Estes gave up one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Gregori let Ariana Aguirre and Kylee Huff loose on the outfield. Aguirre scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Huff scored a run while going 3-for-3. Gabby Castro was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Enochs now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for Gregori, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Enochs has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Gregori struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Enochs came up short against Gregori in their previous meeting on April 9th, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Estes, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Enochs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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