Mission San Jose is 0-10 against Newark Memorial since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mission San Jose Warriors will be playing at home against the Newark Memorial Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mission San Jose is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Irvington (and have done all season long). Mission San Jose's pitcher stepped up to hand Irvington an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mission San Jose.
Hailey Pan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Pan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Pan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amanda Deng, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Anjali Singh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Newark Memorial waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Mariners.
Newark Memorial got a massive performance out of Kelsey Oviatt, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mahlyah Sao, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Mission San Jose's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Newark Memorial, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Mission San Jose hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Newark Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Mission San Jose might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Newark Memorial when the teams last played back in March. Will Mission San Jose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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