Softball Preview: Harbor Pirates vs. Aptos Mariners
Harbor has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Aptos Mariners at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Harbor's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against San Lorenzo Valley on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 13-0 defeat at the hands of the Cougars. That's two games in a row now that Harbor has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Aptos was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Monterey. Aptos has not had much luck with Monterey recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Mileena Carbajal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aptos saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Fulton, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Harbor's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Aptos, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4.
Harbor suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Aptos when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carbajal, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Harbor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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