Softball Preview: Colton Yellowjackets vs. San Gorgonio Spartans
The Colton Yellowjackets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the San Gorgonio Spartans at 3:45 p.m. Colton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Colton fell victim to a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Summit. Colton has not had much luck with Summit recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Colton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was STEPHANIE DE LA CRUZ, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, San Gorgonio never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against Notre Dame as San Gorgonio made off with a 10-0 win.
KASSIDY SINN made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. SINN was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on BROOKLYN GARCIA, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was JAZMINE WHITE, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Colton's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for San Gorgonio, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season.
San Gorgonio's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Colton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for San Gorgonio, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Colton keep running through batters, or will San Gorgonio buck the trend?
Everything went Colton's way against San Gorgonio in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Colton made off with a 14-2 victory. Will Colton repeat their success, or does San Gorgonio have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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