Softball Game Preview: Shandon Outlaws vs. Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals

The Shandon Outlaws will face off against the Santa Clarita Christian Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Shandon is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Coast Union, falling 26-18. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (17), the Outlaws still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Santa Clarita Christian came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 26-6 victory. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Santa Clarita Christian pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.7 runs over those games. As for Shandon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.