Softball Preview: Mission Hills Grizzlies vs. San Marcos Knights
Mission Hills and San Marcos are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Mission Hills Grizzlies will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Marcos Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mission Hills headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Olympian let them put that streak behind them. Mission Hills' pitchers stepped up to hand Olympian a 10-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Mission Hills' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Abby Huhn was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Huhn has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Huhn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Oloa Motas, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Kenadie Katje was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Marcos came into Thursday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Del Norte out 1-0.
Not much got past Bella Russo, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Del Norte off the board.
At the plate, San Marcos' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caylene Nguyen, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Mission Hills' victory bumped their record up to 11-6-2. As for San Marcos, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Mission Hills beat San Marcos 5-2 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Mission Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Marcos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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