Softball Preview: Kerman Lions vs. Exeter Monarchs
The Kerman Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Exeter Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kerman has three straight wins, Exeter has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kerman can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Central Valley Christian a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Kerman as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Roxy Alvarez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Alvarez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Alvarez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Juliessa Rosas and Alexia Mejia did most of the damage at the plate: Rosas scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances, while Mejia scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Maya Camacho was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Exeter's offense. They fell 3-0 to Immanuel on Wednesday.
Kerman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Exeter, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Kerman took their win against Exeter in their previous meeting on April 12th by a conclusive 15-3. Does Kerman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Exeter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
