While Emily Mendoza delivered a dominant performance on Friday, a win just wasn't in the cards for Yucaipa. Mendoza was dynamite, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
Mendoza and Yucaipa will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Esperanza at 1:15 p.m. Yucaipa will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 143 places lower in California), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Mendoza? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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