Softball Preview: Granada Hills Charter Highlanders vs. Birmingham Patriots
Granada Hills Charter is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Birmingham is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders will take on the Birmingham Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Birmingham's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Granada Hills Charter had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Granada Hills Charter's pitchers stepped up to hand Taft a 14-0 shutout on Monday.
Valerie Juarez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Juarez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Juarez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Malia Plourde, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Vivian Acosta was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Birmingham made easy work of Chatsworth on Monday and carried off a 10-1 win.
Granada Hills Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season. As for Birmingham, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Granada Hills Charter beat Birmingham 4-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does Granada Hills Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Birmingham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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