Preview: Garces Memorial Rams vs. Bakersfield Christian Eagles
Garces Memorial and Bakersfield Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Garces Memorial Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garces Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Garces Memorial fell victim to Frontier and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 13-0 loss to the Titans might stick with them for a while. The defeat was just more heartbreak for Garces Memorial who fell 8-6 when the teams previously met back in April of 2023.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolf Pack a 5-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Bakersfield Christian has won by exactly five runs.
The result came thanks to Anabell Hinojosa's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those no hits set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Cailee Carr was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Tia Nichols, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Garces Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Bakersfield Christian, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Garces Memorial came up short against Bakersfield Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Garces Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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