Softball Preview: Laguna Creek Cardinals vs. River City Raiders
The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the River City Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Laguna Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Laguna Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Del Campo (and have done all season long). Laguna Creek blew past Del Campo 9-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Laguna Creek.
Sarah Hanf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Isabel Castro was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Jaysa Crable was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, River City unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 11-6 to Monterey Trail.
Kalyssa Carter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddie Godina, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Laguna Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for River City, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7-1.
Laguna Creek couldn't quite finish off River City in their previous matchup on Tuesday and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River City's Salina Huizar, who tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Laguna Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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