Softball Preview: La Habra Highlanders vs. Sunny Hills Lancers
La Habra has been on the road for seven straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Sunny Hills Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Habra: 3.8, Sunny Hills: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Habra's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Troy 8-0.
Maddison Payne tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mireya Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Evelyn Dickerson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sunny Hills came up short against Fullerton on Wednesday and fell 8-5. Sunny Hills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Olivia Pedraza C made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ava Flores, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
La Habra is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for Sunny Hills, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.
La Habra suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Sunny Hills in their previous matchup on April 3rd. Will La Habra have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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