Softball Preview: Paramount Pirates vs. Lynwood Knights
Paramount is 10-0 against Lynwood since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Paramount Pirates are on the road again to play the Lynwood Knights at 3:15 p.m. Paramount is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Paramount can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lynwood: they just beat Norwalk at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Paramount's pitcher stepped up to hand Norwalk a 3-0 shutout on Thursday.
CLARISSA NORIEGA spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Paramount saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazmin Mchenry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lynwood fell victim to Norwalk and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. Their rough 16-0 defeat to the Lancers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Lynwood's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Paramount pushed their record up to 12-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lynwood, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything went Paramount's way against Lynwood in their previous matchup back in March as Paramount made off with a 16-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paramount since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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