Softball Preview: Encinal Jets vs. San Leandro Pirates
The Encinal Jets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the San Leandro Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, everything went Encinal's way against Mt. Eden as Encinal made off with a 20-2 victory.
Cameron Tran made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Tran was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lola Whalen, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five runs, and four RBI. Riley Chadwick was another key contributor, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and five RBI.
Meanwhile, San Leandro never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They blew past Piedmont 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for San Leandro.
Encinal is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for San Leandro, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Encinal came up short against San Leandro in their previous matchup back in March, falling 11-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of San Leandro's Jade Orta, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Now that Encinal knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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