Softball Preview: East Valley Falcons vs. Northridge Academy Pumas
East Valley is 0-10 against Northridge Academy since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Valley Falcons will be playing at home against the Northridge Academy Pumas at 2:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Valley is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season last Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-1 walloping at the hands of Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, East Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Northridge Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. Their tough 9-3 loss to Chavez might stick with them for a while.
East Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Northridge Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
East Valley suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Northridge Academy in their previous meeting on April 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northridge Academy's Mackenzie Eaton, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that East Valley 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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