The Valencia Tigers will take on the Laguna Hills Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Valencia has eight straight victories, Laguna Hills has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Valencia's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Whitney 12-0.
Isabella Goulet
| 04/30/25 vs Whitney | 0 |
| 04/25/25 vs Calvary Chapel | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Katella | 1 |
Isabella Goulet tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sophia Avina, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Cadence Ledbetter was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Valencia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are 6-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Laguna Hills couldn't beat Katella on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fourth inning. The Hawks came up short against the Knights, falling 25-6.
Kassidy Patterson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tabitha Kim, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Valencia pushed their record up to 13-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Laguna Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Laguna Hills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Valencia hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. It's a different story for Laguna Hills, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Valencia's hitters?
Valencia took their win against Laguna Hills in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 17-2 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
