Preview: Garces Memorial Rams vs. San Joaquin Memorial Panthers
Garces Memorial is 8-1 against San Joaquin Memorial since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Garces Memorial Rams will be playing at home against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Neither Garces Memorial nor San Joaquin Memorial posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Thursday, Garces Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Bakersfield Christian and fell 2-1. Garces Memorial has struggled against Bakersfield Christian recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kayden Lopez spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garces Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Garces Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for San Joaquin Memorial's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Washington Union on Tuesday. The matchup marked that first time this season in which San Joaquin Memorial was not able to get on the board.
Garces Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for San Joaquin Memorial, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-4.
Garces Memorial beat San Joaquin Memorial 6-3 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Will Garces Memorial repeat their success, or does San Joaquin Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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