Softball Preview: Harbor Teacher Monarchs vs. Dorsey Dons
Harbor Teacher has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Dorsey Dons at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harbor Teacher is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.3 runs per game this season.
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last six matchups, Harbor Teacher finally came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Port of Los Angeles by a score of 1-0. The match marked that first time this season in which Harbor Teacher was not able to get on the board.
Karina Magadan spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harbor Teacher saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrea Avalos, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Dorsey came into Thursday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Locke with a sharp 20-9 win on Thursday. Dorsey's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Harbor Teacher fell to 6-1. As for Dorsey, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Harbor Teacher took their win against Dorsey in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-0. Will Harbor Teacher repeat their success, or does Dorsey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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