The Ponderosa Bruins will take on the Rosemont Wolverine at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ponderosa sitting on four straight victories and Rosemont on 15.
Ponderosa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Yuba City out 4-3.
Chase Mueller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ponderosa saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Iris Perez, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rosemont won against Ceres on Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Rosemont came out on top in a nail-biter against Ceres and snuck past 5-3. That's two games straight that Rosemont has won by exactly two runs.
Keara Hendrickson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlize Fasula, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ponderosa's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Rosemont, their victory bumped their record up to 22-1.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Ponderosa hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .422. However, it's not like Rosemont struggles in that department as they've averaged .406. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Ponderosa couldn't quite finish off Rosemont in their previous matchup back in March and fell 10-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hendrickson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Now that Ponderosa knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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