The Avenal Buccaneers will challenge the Orosi Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avenal has seven straight wins, Orosi has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Avenal barely beat Sierra the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Avenal put the hurt on Sierra with a sharp 13-3 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Buccaneers have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Orosi challenged Corcoran on Thursday. Orosi lost 16-3 to Corcoran.
Miah Lopez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and 15 unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
Avenal pushed their record up to 9-0-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Orosi, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Avenal took their win against Orosi when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 19-1. Does Avenal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Orosi turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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