The Desert Heights Prep Yote will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Antelope Rams at 1:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Desert Heights Prep entered their tilt with San Pasqual Valley with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Warriors on Tuesday as they made off with a 29-20 win. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Briann Gagnon was incredible, scoring six runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all seven of her plate appearances. She continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Kushinsky, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Antelope got the win against Salome on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Antelope.
Isela Marquez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (she also only allowed one walk). Marquez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Marquez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matilde Zazueta, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in 12 of her 13 plate appearances. Katie Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Desert Heights Prep's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Antelope, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Antelope's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Desert Heights Prep has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Antelope, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given Desert Heights Prep's sizable advantage in that area, Antelope will need to find a way to close that gap.
Desert Heights Prep suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Antelope when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Desert Heights Prep, Yareli Manriquez (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched) 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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