Softball Preview: Fullerton Indians vs. Buena Park Coyotes
Fullerton is 9-1 against Buena Park since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Fullerton Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Buena Park Coyotes at 3:30 p.m. Fullerton will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Fullerton will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by nine) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over La Habra.
Fullerton got a great performance from Katelynn Mathews as she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Fullerton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Paquin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Buena Park suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Sunny Hills on Monday.
Layla Hinojos was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Samantha Orozco, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Fullerton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Buena Park, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-13.
Buena Park's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Fullerton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. It's a different story for Buena Park, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Fullerton's hitters?
Fullerton took their win against Buena Park when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fullerton 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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