Trojans
| 03/17/25 @ Xavier Prep | 18 |
| 03/04/25 vs Desert Hot Springs | 13 |
| 02/24/25 vs Palm Springs | 13 |
| 03/03/25 vs Banning | 10 |
| 02/28/25 @ San Bernardino | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yucca Valley). They were the clear victor by a 25-7 margin over the Xavier Prep Saints on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Hadyn Ross was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tayla Monroy and Aryssa Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Monroy went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Patterson scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Patterson a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Hannah Cusack, who scored three runs and stole Three bases.
Yucca Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in four consecutive games.
Yucca Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10 runs. Xavier Prep dropped their record down to 0-10 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Coming up, Yucca Valley will host Arroyo Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arroyo Valley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.75 runs per game on average), something Yucca Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Xavier Prep, they are taking a road trip to challenge Palm Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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