Softball Preview: Mission San Jose Warriors vs. Washington Huskies
Mission San Jose and Washington are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mission San Jose Warriors will be playing at home against the Washington Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mission San Jose is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering James Logan just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 12-3 to the Colts.
Amanda Deng made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anjali Singh, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Washington brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They put the hurt on Irvington with a sharp 12-1 win on Thursday. Considering Washington's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Olivia Machuca made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Machuca was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ariel Guerra, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Cassandra Price was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Mission San Jose's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for Washington, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Everything went Mission San Jose's way against Washington in their previous matchup back in April as Mission San Jose made off with a 7-0 win. Will Mission San Jose repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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