Cobre is 0-10 against Silver since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cobre Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Silver Fighting Colts at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cobre gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They never let Hatch Valley onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Bella Saiz made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Saiz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Saiz was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Madi Tellez was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Ycenia Tellez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Silver waltzed into their contest on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Wildcats.
Ariel Alvarado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brailyn Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Sanchez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cobre has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Silver, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cobre hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Silver struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cobre came up short against Silver in their previous matchup on April 2nd, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alvarado, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Cobre 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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