Durango is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Desert Pines a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Durango Trailblazers will be playing at home against the Desert Pines Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. Durango will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Durango turned things around against Pinecrest Academy Cadence on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 24-13 margin over the Cougars.
Alexia Carey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Carey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in six of her seven plate appearances. What's more, she posted two hits, the most she's had since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sage Hanson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all seven of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Aaliyah Oderilong-Louch was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.
Durango always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .842. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .526 that Pinecrest Academy Cadence posted.
Meanwhile, Desert Pines fell victim to Cimarron-Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 22-0.
Durango's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Desert Pines, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Durango took their victory against Desert Pines when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-0 score. Do the Trailblazers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jaguars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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