Softball Preview: Waterford Wildcats vs. Orestimba Warriors
Waterford is 2-8 against Orestimba since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Waterford Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Orestimba Warriors at 4:00 p.m.
Waterford is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game on Thursday. They lost 14-3 to Ripon Christian.
Meanwhile, Orestimba stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Denair as Orestimba made off with a 17-3 victory.
Sam Mendoza was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mendoza has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mendoza was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Avila, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Belany Martens was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
Waterford's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Orestimba, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Waterford suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Orestimba in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orestimba's Lexi Alves, who went 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Now that Waterford 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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