The Lathrop Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Central Valley Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lathrop came up short against Livingston on Wednesday, falling 19-6. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Johansen on Monday as Central Valley made off with a 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won seven matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Brooklynn Steeley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madelyn Morales, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Abigail Krauss, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Central Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 6-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Lathrop's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Central Valley, their record now sits at 8-4.
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