Silver Foxes
03/13/26 @ Chapin203/10/26 vs Burges103/06/26 @ Irvin2003/03/26 @ Horizon1102/27/26 vs Austin17+ 14 more games
Jefferson hasn’t had much luck against El Paso recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The two teams, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field at 6:00 p.m. Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they’ve averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.
Jefferson lost 17-2 to Chapin last Friday.
Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Helen Osornio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for El Paso, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Andress with a sharp 13-3 victory last Friday. The Tigers haven’t had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Maria Ontiveros was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn’t allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. That’s the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also solid in the batter’s box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Celia Ruvalcaba, who went 1-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. April Tellez was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Jefferson’s loss dropped their record down to 15-3-1. As for El Paso, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
El Paso’s hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Jefferson has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It’s a different story for El Paso, though, as they’ve been averaging only 2.6 strikeouts. Will Jefferson keep running through batters, or will the Tigers buck the trend?
Jefferson suffered a grim 17-5 defeat to El Paso in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Silver Foxes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.