Softball Preview: Edison Golden Bears vs. Highlands Owls
Edison and Highlands are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Edison Golden Bears will be playing at home against the Highlands Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Edison is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Tuesday, Edison earned a 5-2 win over Burbank.
Chipper Mayorga made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Mayorga has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Mayorga was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Celeste Villarreal, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Jacee Garza was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Highlands suffered a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of MacArthur last Tuesday. Highlands has not had much luck with MacArthur recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Highlands saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyna Oppelt, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Edison pushed their record up to 9-11 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
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