El Rancho is 1-9 against La Serna since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The El Rancho Dons will head out on the road to take on the La Serna Lancers at 3:15 p.m. Neither El Rancho nor La Serna posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
El Rancho was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Schurr.
El Rancho saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noelie Guerrero, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lesly Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, La Serna also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Capistrano Valley by a score of 5-1. La Serna has not had much luck with Capistrano Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
El Rancho's loss dropped their record down to 7-9-1. As for La Serna, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
El Rancho came out on top in a nail-biter against La Serna in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for El Rancho since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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