Magnolia is 0-10 against Anaheim since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Magnolia Sentinels will head out on the road to challenge the Anaheim Colonists at 3:00 p.m.
Magnolia is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Thursday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Santa Ana Valley. The shutout was out of character for Magnolia seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, Anaheim had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Falcons 10-2. Considering Anaheim has won 12 contests by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Taylor Falt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Falt has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Falt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Rodriguez, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Xitlalli Cordova, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Magnolia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Anaheim, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Magnolia suffered a grim 22-2 defeat to Anaheim when the teams last played back in March. Can Magnolia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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