Softball Game Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Heads Out

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 1:47am

Softball Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Panthers vs. Bullard Knights

San Joaquin Memorial is 0-10 against Bullard since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Bullard Knights at 3:30 p.m.

San Joaquin Memorial is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Friday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Justin Garza.

San Joaquin Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Annie Garcia, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Bullard waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top against the Apaches by a score of 5-2.

San Joaquin Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Bullard, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.

San Joaquin Memorial might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Bullard in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bullard's Gracynn Hannah, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that San Joaquin Memorial 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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