Orange hasn't had much luck against La Quinta recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Orange Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the La Quinta Aztecs at 3:00 p.m. Orange has given up an average of 15.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Orange is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Estancia, falling 14-5.
Liliana Nunez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarai Jimenez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, La Quinta posted their closest win since February 28, 2024 last Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Godinez Fundamental 13-12. 13 seems to be a good number for the Aztecs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
La Quinta got a massive performance out of Ella Magga, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Magga a new career-high in RBI (three). Kailey Huynh was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing Four bases. while going 3-for-5.
The win made it two in a row for La Quinta and bumps their season record up to 3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Orange suffered a grim 21-8 defeat to La Quinta in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Orange avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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