The Helix Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Holtville Vikings at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Helix has three straight victories, Holtville has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Helix's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Bayfront Charter 19-0. Fans of the Highlanders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Lauren Farace made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Farace was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Vivienne Munoz looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Ta'Tiannah Wright
| 03/03/25 vs Bayfront Charter | 2 |
| 04/27/24 vs Sage Creek | 1 |
| 04/16/24 @ Valhalla | 1 |
| 04/11/24 vs El Capitan | 1 |
| 03/21/24 @ Clairemont | 1 |
Back at the plate, Helix let Nikaylah Domingo and Ta'Tiannah Wright run wild. Domingo went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Wright scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave Wright a new career-high in stolen bases. Tatiana Hernandez-Ahmu was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Helix kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Holtville fell victim to Southwest EC and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 11-0.
Holtville's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Helix, their record now sits at 3-0.
Helix beat Holtville 5-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Helix repeat their success, or does Holtville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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