The El Modena Vanguards will take on the Pacific Grove Breakers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (El Modena 2.8, Pacific Grove 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Modena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Cypress, who was ranked 25th at the time (El Modena was ranked 16th). The Vanguards lost 8-0 to the Centurions two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Trailblazers 7-1. The Breakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Savannah Hardy, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Destiny Buckles, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Pacific Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in nine consecutive games.
Pacific Grove pushed their record up to 16-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for El Modena, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. El Modena hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pacific Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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