Preview: Upland Highlanders/Scots vs. St. Lucy's Regents
Upland is 9-1 against St. Lucy since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Upland Highlanders/Scots will head out on the road to square off against the St. Lucy's Regents at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Upland has three straight victories, St. Lucy's has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Upland beat Etiwanda 4-1.
Meanwhile, St. Lucy's pushed their score all the way to ten on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 13-10 to La Salle.
Drew Casper and Olivia Gilbert stepped up to the plate in a big way. Casper scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gilbert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Natalia Velasco, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with.
Upland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for St. Lucy's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-2.
Upland skirted past St. Lucy's 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Does Upland have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Lucy's turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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