Softball Preview: Santee Falcons vs. Los Angeles Romans
The Santee Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Los Angeles Romans at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santee has five straight wins, Los Angeles has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santee can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on South East with a sharp 11-5 victory.
Alexandra Rodriguez and Alondra Huerta did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Huerta scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Huerta has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nataly Virrueta, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Los Angeles lost 15-5 to West Adams last Friday.
Santee pushed their record up to 15-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Los Angeles, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Santee took their victory against Los Angeles when the teams last played on April 3rd by a conclusive 21-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santee 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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