Pacifica is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Hills is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pacifica Mariners will take on the South Hills Huskies at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pacifica: 1.1, South Hills: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Pacifica was able to grind out a solid victory over Capistrano Valley, taking the game 5-1.
The team relied heavily on Delaina Maae, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, South Hills rose to the challenge on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Broncos as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering South Hills has won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Parker Milton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joie Economides was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Kayla Sigala was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Pacifica's victory bumped their record up to 23-2. As for South Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Pacifica hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pacifica was able to grind out a solid win over South Hills when the teams last played back in May of 2017, winning 3-0. Will Pacifica repeat their success, or does South Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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