Softball Preview: Scripps Ranch Falcons vs. Valley Center Jaguars
The Scripps Ranch Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Valley Center Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Scripps Ranch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Scripps Ranch beat University City 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Scripps Ranch.
Lily Eigen made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Eigen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sarah Cornelissen, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Jacquelin Lee was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Valley Center came up short against Mission Hills on Saturday and fell 5-1. Valley Center has not had much luck with Mission Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Scripps Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Valley Center, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18-1.
Everything went Scripps Ranch's way against Valley Center in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 as Scripps Ranch made off with an 8-0 win. Will Scripps Ranch repeat their success, or does Valley Center have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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