Irvine is 1-9 against Beckman since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Irvine Vaqueros will head out on the road to square off against the Beckman Patriots at 3:30 p.m. Irvine will be strutting in after a win while Beckman will be coming in after a loss.
Irvine scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mater Dei as Irvine made off with a 16-5 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Irvine with their most commanding win of the season.
Irvine got a massive performance out of Abby Sasaki, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Natalie Pacheco was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Beckman's offense. Their rough 10-0 defeat to Woodbridge last Saturday might stick with them for a while. Considering the last time Beckman couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Beckman saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Heimann, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win made it two in a row for Irvine and bumps their season record up to 5-6-1. As for Beckman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5-3.
Irvine was able to grind out a solid victory over Beckman in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 8-3. Will Irvine repeat their success, or does Beckman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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