Softball Preview: Avella Eagles vs. California Trojans
Avella is on a four-game streak of home losses, California an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Avella Eagles will take on the California Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Neither Avella nor California posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Friday, Avella came up short against Carmichaels and fell 7-2.
Avrey Rado was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Rado was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rado wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Haleigh Rush, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
California lost 18-2 to Carmichaels on Wednesday.
Avella's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Avella couldn't quite finish off California in their previous meeting on Tuesday and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of California's Kera Urick, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Avella 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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