Softball Game Preview: Sherman Oaks CES Knights vs. East Valley Falcons

Sherman Oaks CES has gone a perfect 10-0 against East Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Knights will face off against the Falcons at 2:30 p.m. Sherman Oaks CES will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

On Wednesday, Sherman Oaks CES made easy work of Grant and carried off a 15-2 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by ten runs or more this season.

Stella Brewer

Batters Struck Out

05/14/25 vs Grant	9
05/12/25 vs Panorama	3
04/23/25 @ Fulton	8
04/10/25 vs East Valley	6
04/07/25 @ Panorama	6
+ 2 more games

Stella Brewer was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reagan Rosenthal, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Sandoval, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.

Sherman Oaks CES was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .436 or higher in 14 consecutive games.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, East Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences on Monday. The Falcons blew past the Vipers 24-12. Considering the Falcons have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Sherman Oaks CES pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for East Valley, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

Everything went Sherman Oaks CES' way against East Valley in their previous matchup back in April, as Sherman Oaks CES made off with a 26-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.