Preview: Overfelt Royals vs. San Jose Bulldogs
The Overfelt Royals will head out on the road to take on the San Jose Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Overfelt will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Overfelt can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They blew past Hill 18-3.
Daijaah Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Mya Eti was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. Cynthia Arellano was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, San Jose were a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. Their rough 12-2 loss to Del Mar might stick with them for a while. San Jose's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Overfelt pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for San Jose, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Overfelt's way against San Jose in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 as Overfelt made off with an 18-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overfelt 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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