Yucaipa is 0-7 against Beaumont since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Yucaipa Thunderbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Beaumont Cougars at 3:45 p.m. Yucaipa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Yucaipa scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Citrus Valley with a sharp 16-10 win. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Brooklyn Dent looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Johana Pi?a was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Makenna Pettey, who scored three runs while going 5-for-6.
Meanwhile, Beaumont had just enough and edged Cajon out 3-2 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Beaumont.
Cambria Salmon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keali Huss-Cochran, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Yucaipa's victory bumped their record up to 5-13-4. As for Beaumont, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Yucaipa hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Beaumont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Yucaipa came up short against Beaumont in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salmon, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Yucaipa knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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