The Del Oro Golden Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Granite Bay Grizzlies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Del Oro and four for Granite Bay.
On Tuesday, Del Oro didn't have quite enough to beat Rocklin and fell 4-2.
Mikayla Finn 2027 was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Del Oro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Enyart 2024, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Granite Bay had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Folsom on Tuesday.
Granite Bay also got a good showing from Paetynn Snobar, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Sami McKown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Leilani Terrazas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Granite Bay didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Folsom only tossed four.
Del Oro's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Granite Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Del Oro couldn't quite finish off Granite Bay in their previous matchup on April 2nd and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Granite Bay's Cam Lincoln, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Now that Del Oro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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