Preview: South Hills Huskies vs. Walnut Mustangs
South Hills has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Walnut Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
South Hills can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wilson as South Hills made off with a 12-1 victory. With that win, South Hills brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Hailey Marez looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Alyssa Tafolla relieved her and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, South Hills got a big performance out of Serenity Valdez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Jaselle Mendoza was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Walnut got the win against Rowland on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Walnut.
South Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Walnut, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
South Hills took their victory against Walnut in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will South Hills repeat their success, or does Walnut have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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