Softball Preview: Orland Trojans vs. Las Plumas Thunderbirds
Orland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Las Plumas Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Orland's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Oroville with a sharp 6-0 win.
Keira Mackenzie made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Mackenzie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Ferassci, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gracie Cutshall, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Las Plumas stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Corning. 14 seems to be a good number for Las Plumas as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Alyssa Nelson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Adalyna Medrano, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4.
Orland pushed their record up to 5-14 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Las Plumas, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4-2.
Orland suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Las Plumas when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Las Plumas' Mckena Harvey, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Orland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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