Softball Preview: Fairfax Lions vs. Los Angeles CES Unicorns
The Fairfax Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Los Angeles CES Unicorns at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfax is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Fairfax's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against University on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Fairfax's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Fairfax saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Gerona, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles CES has not done well against Westchester recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Los Angeles CES put the hurt on Westchester with a sharp 20-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Los Angeles CES considering their one-run performance the game before.
Fairfax's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Los Angeles CES, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Everything went Fairfax's way against Los Angeles CES in their previous meeting back in March as Fairfax made off with a 15-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfax 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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