The Leland Chargers will be playing at home against the Gilroy Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Leland will face Gilroy after dropping another heartbreaker against Willow Glen on Wednesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Leland lost 11-4 to Willow Glen. Leland has not had much luck with Willow Glen recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hannah Ames was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lily O'Hanneson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gilroy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They never let the Acorns onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Ariela Yslava, who gave up just three hits to keep Live Oak off the board. Yslava has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jocelyn Ta was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Leland's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Gilroy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Leland suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Gilroy in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yslava, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Leland 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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