The La Serna Lancers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Valley View Eagles at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Serna: 3.7, Valley View: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Serna is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Valencia 3-2.
Cann Puig spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aubrie Baruch, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Valley View came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Wolverines out 5-4.
The win got La Serna back to even at 13-13. As for Valley View, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4-1 record this season.
La Serna was able to grind out a solid victory over Valley View in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, winning 4-0. Will La Serna repeat their success, or does Valley View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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