The Helix Highlanders are taking a road trip to challenge the El Capitan Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Helix's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.
Helix's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past El Cajon Valley 18-0. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Katelyn Woodland tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Ta'Tiannah Wright
| 05/02/25 vs El Cajon Valley | 4 |
| 05/01/25 @ Valhalla | 3 |
| 04/02/25 @ El Cajon Valley | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs Bayfront Charter | 3 |
| 02/24/25 @ Mar Vista | 3 |
On the hitting side, Helix got a massive performance out of Ta'Tiannah Wright, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Those four runs gave Wright a new career-high. LaNiah Broom was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
Helix hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, El Capitan unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santana.
El Capitan saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabrielle Garcia, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Helix is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for El Capitan, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
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