There's no place like home for Rancho Bernardo, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Mission Hills Grizzlies on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Rancho Bernardo, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Mia Cascio, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Ellery Housand was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Mission Hills' side, Abby Huhn was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Huhn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Huhn wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rancho Bernardo pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mission Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3-2.
Rancho Bernardo will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on San Marcos at 3:30 p.m. on April 16th. As for Mission Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge Silverado at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Silverado's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
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