The Cypress Centurions will square off against the Pacifica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cypress 3.3, Pacifica 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pacifica will be up against a hot Cypress squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Centurions never let El Modena get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Friday.
The result came thanks to Delaney 'D.J.' Faus's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
At the plate, Cypress got a big performance out of Makayla Bishop, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Montgomery, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Cypress kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Modena only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Pacifica's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of El Modena on Thursday. The Mariners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellena Ediss was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Pacifica saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micheala Meza, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Cypress pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pacifica, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Cypress came up short against Pacifica in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. Will the Centurions have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
