The Rio Grande Ravens will take on the East Mountain Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Rio Grande and 23 for East Mountain dating back to last season.
Rio Grande came up short against Albuquerque on Tuesday, falling 15-5.
Mercedes Valenzuela made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Yvette 'Bear' Breneiser, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, East Mountain started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Ruidoso. They lost 16-1 to the Warriors on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Timberwolves have lost by exactly 15 runs.
East Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tess Schumacher, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
East Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 0-22. As for Rio Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
East Mountain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rio Grande has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .576. It's a different story for East Mountain, though, as they've only averaged .344. Will they be able to contain Rio Grande's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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