Softball Game Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 3:12am

Softball Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Panthers vs. Edison Tigers

San Joaquin Memorial is 2-8 against Edison since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The San Joaquin Memorial Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Edison Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

San Joaquin Memorial is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to Bullard.

Meanwhile, Edison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 18-0 to Sanger. The shutout was out of character for Edison seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.

San Joaquin Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.

San Joaquin Memorial suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Edison in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Edison's Alexis Verduzco, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that San Joaquin Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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