Softball Preview: Granada Hills Charter Highlanders vs. Birmingham Patriots
Granada Hills Charter is 9-1 against Birmingham since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Granada Hills Charter Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Birmingham Patriots at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Granada Hills Charter comes in on eight and Birmingham on seven.
Granada Hills Charter stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Muir.
Valerie Juarez looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jocelyn Jimenez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Annabella Ramirez, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Birmingham got themselves on the board against Chatsworth on Friday, but Chatsworth never followed suit. They blew past the Chancellors 11-0. Birmingham might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Rebecca Lozano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lozano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Jasmine Martinez was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Granada Hills Charter's record now sits at 18-1. As for Birmingham, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Granada Hills Charter skirted past Birmingham 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Birmingham's Ella Ludden, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Granada Hills Charter to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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