Chinle hasn't had much luck against Page recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Chinle will venture away from home to face off against Page at 3:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Chinle came up short against Ganado and fell 9-4.
Meanwhile, Page had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Fighting Scouts 16-1. The Sand Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Sophi Tallsalt was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Page got a massive performance out of Traidyn Sutherland, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Sutherland is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Shanelle Tallsalt was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Page was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .680. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Page's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.7 runs over those games. As for Chinle, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Chinle suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Page in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Chinle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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