Softball Preview: Farmersville Aztecs vs. Orange Cove Titans
Farmersville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Orange Cove is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Farmersville Aztecs will take on the Orange Cove Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Farmersville made easy work of Orosi and carried off a 23-9 win.
Meanwhile, Orange Cove's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Strathmore a 21-0 shutout.
Mia Castillo made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Castillo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Star Elizondo was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Allyanah Cano, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Farmersville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Orange Cove, their victory bumped their record up to 16-9.
Farmersville might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Orange Cove when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Castillo, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Farmersville 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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