Thousand Oaks hasn't had much luck against Oaks Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Thousand Oaks will host Oaks Christian at 3:30 p.m. Thousand Oaks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Thousand Oaks' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on West Ranch with a sharp 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Lancers, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Claire Kirby was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, four RBI, and one stolen base while going 2-for-2. Those home runs marked the first that she launched this season.
In other batting news, Charlene Bonilla was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Olivia LePage, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Thousand Oaks always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .654. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Oaks Christian lost 11-1 to Etiwanda on Thursday. The loss put an end to the Lions' undefeated start to the season.
Oaks Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Thousand Oaks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. Having lost for the first time this season, Oaks Christian fell to 2-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Thousand Oaks hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Oaks Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Thousand Oaks couldn't quite get it done against Oaks Christian when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can Thousand Oaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
