Preview: Gunn Titans vs. Woodside Wildcats
Two dominant two-way players in Lauryn Selvaraj and Iliana Ortega are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gunn Titans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Woodside Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Gunn is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Gunn can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They blew past Castilleja 14-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Gunn considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ruth Jaquette made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Jaquette was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gunn got a big performance out of Aarushi Kumar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Anna Brown, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Woodside came up short against Aragon on Thursday and fell 5-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Woodside has scored all season.
Ortega spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She also set a new season high mark in walks with no.
On the hitting side, Vanessa Carlos made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Gunn's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs per game. As for Woodside, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Gunn beat Woodside 5-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodside's Brooke Faure, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Gunn to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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