The Capital Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Vallivue Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Capital was able to grind out a solid win over Gooding, taking the game 10-6. Ten seems to be a good number for Capital as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Capital let McKenna Chavez and Lizzy Turpen loose on the outfield. Chavez scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Turpen scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Syd Garber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Vallivue had to settle for an 11-10 defeat against Sugar-Salem on Saturday. Vallivue has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ali Knowles made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evonny Gonzales, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Even though they lost, Vallivue didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sugar-Salem only tossed three.
Capital's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Vallivue, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Vallivue's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Capital has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Vallivue, though, as they've been averaging 10.3 per game. Given Capital's sizable advantage in that area, Vallivue will need to find a way to close that gap.
Capital might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Vallivue in their previous matchup back in March of 2020. Thankfully for Capital, Britney Henderson (who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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