Softball Recap: Firebaugh Comes Up Short

Falcons

Previous 5 Games

04/02/26 @ Paramount	1-14
03/31/26 vs Lynwood	15-5
03/27/26 @ Compton	24-0
03/26/26 @ Dominguez	27-1
03/23/26 vs Marquez	0-13

Firebaugh dropped down to 13-4 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Paramount Pirates, falling 14-1. The Falcons were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Pirates' pitcher proved too tough.

As for Paramount, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.

For Paramount's part, Delylah Zermeno and CLARISSA NORIEGA were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Zermeno pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, NORIEGA tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Zermeno has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. At the plate, Zermeno went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while NORIEGA went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Francheska Torres, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of EMMA ESTRADA, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

Coming up, Firebaugh will host Hawthorne at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Paramount, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dominguez at 3:15 p.m. on the 14th.