Softball Preview: Laguna Creek Cardinals vs. Grant Pacers
Laguna Creek is 10-0 against Grant since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Laguna Creek Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grant Pacers at 4:00 p.m. Laguna Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Grant will be coming in after a defeat.
Laguna Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Del Campo (and have done all season long). Laguna Creek was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Del Campo on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Laguna Creek.
Sarah Hanf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Isabel Castro was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaysa Crable, who went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Grant fell victim to River City and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-0 walloping at the hands of the Raiders. Grant has struggled against River City recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Laguna Creek's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Grant, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Laguna Creek's way against Grant in their previous matchup back in March as Laguna Creek made off with a 19-0 victory. Will Laguna Creek repeat their success, or does Grant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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