Softball Game Preview: San Clemente Tritons vs. San Juan Hills Stallions

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Previous Games

04/15/25 - Away	6-5 W
03/12/24 - Away	6-3 W
04/10/23 - Home	0-10 L
03/12/22 - Neutral	3-2 W
03/10/22 - Away	0-10 L
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San Clemente and San Juan Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tritons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Stallions at 4:30 p.m. San Clemente's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so San Juan Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

San Clemente will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Trabuco Hills, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tritons' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Tritons have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Emily Racine made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Peyton Stokes was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Puka Iosua, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Meanwhile, San Juan Hills earned a 3-0 win over Newport Harbor on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Stallions.

San Clemente is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for San Juan Hills, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.

San Clemente came out on top in a nail-biter against San Juan Hills when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Tritons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stallions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.