The Mason Punchers will challenge the Junction Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Junction will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Mason extended their winning streak to five on Friday. The Punchers were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over Leakey. The Punchers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Junction won against Center Point last Monday with 19 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Eagles blew past the Pirates 19-2. The Eagles have beaten the Pirates the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Pirates has come to flipping the script.
Alicia Villanueva was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Villanueva was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Daniella Martinez, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Parker Joy, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one triple.
Junction always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .730. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mason now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Junction, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
Mason might still be hurting after the 20-6 loss they got from Junction in their previous matchup back in February. Can the Punchers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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