The Millikan Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Moorpark Musketeers at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Millikan will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Millikan is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over Compton on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won ten contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Moorpark won against Simi Valley two weeks ago with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Musketeers walked away with a 5-2 win over Royal. The victory continues a trend for the Musketeers in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now won three in a row.
Kiley Finnerty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Payton Holliday, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jodianne Buckley, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Moorpark 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 nine consecutive matchups.
Moorpark pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Millikan, their win bumped their record up to 19-8.
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