The West Warriors and the South Spartans, after both having extra time off, will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South will be up against a hot West squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 9-1 margin over Irvine last Saturday. Considering the Warriors have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South). Everything went their way against Bishop Montgomery last Friday as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Lilah Cortes made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Camila Callau, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Katie Barrett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
South kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
West's record is now 11-5. As for South, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
West might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from South when the teams last played back in March. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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