The Esperanza Aztecs will challenge the Cypress Centurions at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Esperanza has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while Cypress will arrive with three straight victories.
Esperanza came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of El Modena by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.
Julia Ireland made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Erin Bigani, who got four hits from her four at bats.
Meanwhile, Cypress won against Villa Park on Thursday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Centurions came out on top against Canyon by a score of 8-4.
Delaney 'D.J.' Faus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Naya Taylor was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Lopez, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Cypress was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Cypress' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Esperanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-20.
Esperanza couldn't quite finish off Cypress in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 3-1. Will the Aztecs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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