Softball Preview: Tustin Tillers vs. Valencia Tigers
Tustin is 1-9 against Valencia since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tustin Tillers will look to defend their home field against the Valencia Tigers at 3:15 p.m. Neither Tustin nor Valencia posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Tustin is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-0 walloping at the hands of Pacifica.
Tustin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Reyes, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Valencia got themselves on the board against Crean Lutheran on Tuesday, but Crean Lutheran never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Saints 1-0.
Tustin's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Valencia, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
Tustin suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Valencia in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valencia's Katelynn Hildreth, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Tustin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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