Softball Preview: Hercules Titans vs. De Anza Dons
Hercules has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the De Anza Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hercules knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past 11 matchups -- so hopefully De Anza likes a good challenge.
Hercules pushed their score all the way to 13 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 24-13 walloping at the hands of De Anza. Hercules has struggled against De Anza recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Emily Placencia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaida Flores, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Hercules' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4-1. As for De Anza, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
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