Softball Preview: Lassen Grizzlies vs. University Prep Panthers
The Lassen Grizzlies will be playing at home against the University Prep Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lassen comes in on four and University Prep on six.
On Tuesday, Lassen earned a 13-8 victory over Yreka.
Lassen got a great performance from Lexy Yoshida-Snyder as she tossed 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off nine hits. Yoshida-Snyder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Delilah Delgado, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie De La Cruz, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, University Prep won against West Valley on Thursday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. University Prep's pitcher stepped up to hand Central Valley a 3-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Gracie Hornbuckle's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Leigha Wood was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
Lassen is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7-1 record this season. As for University Prep, they pushed their record up to 17-2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Lassen has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like University Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lassen came up short against University Prep when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hornbuckle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lassen 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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