Julian is 1-9 against Borrego Springs since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Julian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Borrego Springs Rams at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Julian's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Julian's way against Vincent Memorial as Julian made off with a 19-7 victory.
Hailey Bennett made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Bennett was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Roice Mendoza, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Riley Baucom was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Borrego Springs unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 28-8 to Bonsall. Borrego Springs has not had much luck with Bonsall recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Julian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Borrego Springs, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Julian suffered a grim 26-12 defeat to Borrego Springs in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Julian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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