The Live Oak Acorns will take on the Willow Glen Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Live Oak will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Wednesday, Live Oak didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Teresa and fell 9-8.
Peyton Goularte and Quinn Dana- Hulberg did some serious damage despite the final result: Goularte went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Dana- Hulberg went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Goularte has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Adia Seider, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Willow Glen entered their tilt with Ann Sobrato on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 11-2 victory. The Rams not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 10-0).
Kayla Valtscheff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Willow Glen got a massive performance out of Camryn Eggers, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Eggers has posted since back in March. Maia Mendoza was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Willow Glen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ann Sobrato only posted a batting average of .167.
Willow Glen's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Live Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Live Oak hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Willow Glen struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Live Oak couldn't quite get it done against Willow Glen when the teams last played back in March as they fell 5-1. Will the Acorns have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
