Softball Preview: Willow Glen Rams vs. Branham Bruins
The Willow Glen Rams will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Branham Bruins at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Willow Glen will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Leland on Wednesday. Willow Glen put the hurt on Leland with a sharp 11-4 win. With that victory, Willow Glen brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Catalina Medina made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Medina has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Medina was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sienna Wilson and Lea Crawford did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Crawford scored a run while going 4-for-4. Cianna Miranda was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Branham, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Westmont an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Michaela Grimsrud looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Ella Moser was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Abigail Fales, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Willow Glen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Branham, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
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