Softball Game Preview: College Park on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 3:14pm

Softball Preview: College Park Falcons vs. Alhambra Bulldogs

College Park is 9-1 against Alhambra since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The College Park Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alhambra Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

College Park is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Benicia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to the Panthers.

Keira Pfeiffer put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Pfeiffer has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pfeiffer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

In other batting news, Abby Wood made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Alhambra was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They lost 10-1 to Clayton Valley Charter. The loss continues a trend for Alhambra in their matchups with Clayton Valley Charter: they've now lost seven in a row.

Jayda Emelo made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

College Park's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Alhambra, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

College Park took their win against Alhambra in their previous meeting last Thursday by a conclusive 15-3. Does College Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alhambra turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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