Softball Preview: Birmingham Patriots vs. Granada Hills Charter Highlanders
Birmingham is 1-9 against Granada Hills Charter since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Birmingham Patriots will be playing at home against the Granada Hills Charter Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Birmingham had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chancellors an 11-0 shutout.
Rebecca Lozano made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lozano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Lozano was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jasmine Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Granada Hills Charter waltzed into their contest on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Mustangs 15-1.
Valerie Juarez looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Jocelyn Jimenez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Annabella Ramirez, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Birmingham's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Granada Hills Charter, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Birmingham couldn't quite finish off Granada Hills Charter in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Birmingham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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