Nogales is on a 20-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Desert View a seven-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Nogales Apaches will take on the Desert View Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Nogales' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cienega on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 19-0 loss at the hands of the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Desert View beat Buena 8-3 on Tuesday.
Jasmine Reyna spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Briyanei Celaya was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Silva, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Nogales' defeat dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Desert View, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-13 record this season.
Nogales suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Desert View in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert View's Leyla Garza, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Nogales knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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