Softball Recap: Saugus Centurions vs. Thousand Oaks Lancers
Saugus had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thousand Oaks Lancers a 3-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Saugus also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Not much got past Taliya Mata, who gave up just four hits to keep Thousand Oaks off the board. Mata has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaylie Stauffer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Savanna Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Thousand Oaks' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Goldfield, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Thousand Oaks, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Saugus will head out on the road to take on Castaic at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Thousand Oaks, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Newbury Park at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Newbury Park: 2.9, Thousand Oaks: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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