Newport Harbor is 0-10 against Edison since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newport Harbor Sailors will head out on the road to face off against the Edison Chargers at 3:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Newport Harbor's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Corona del Mar. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for Newport Harbor this season.
Ava Nolan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Nolan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nolan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexis Vanhorn was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Maia Helmar, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Edison can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Castaic as Edison made off with an 18-2 win. 18 seems to be a good number for Edison as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Edison also got a great performance from Elina Garcia as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Sara Witt was a standout: she scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Jayden Vejar was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
Newport Harbor's win ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16. As for Edison, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.
Newport Harbor suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Edison in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Newport Harbor 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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