Buckeye is 9-1 against Youngker since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Buckeye Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Youngker Roughriders at 12:30 p.m. Buckeye is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Buckeye was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Canyon View. It was the first time this season that Buckeye let down their fans at home.
Buckeye saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Valeria Villa Villarreal, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Youngker can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Washington 21-6. Winning may never get old, but Youngker sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leslie Villalobos was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Audrina Torres was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Buckeye's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-7. As for Youngker, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Buckeye took their victory against Youngker when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Buckeye repeat their success, or does Youngker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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