Fortuna is 2-8 against Eureka since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Fortuna Huskies will look to defend their home field against the Eureka Loggers at 4:00 p.m. Fortuna will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Fortuna can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match last Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Arcata.
Isabel Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Sanchez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Kadence Mace was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Mariah Bravo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eureka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Del Norte.
Fortuna has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Fortuna came out on top in a nail-biter against Eureka in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Does Fortuna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eureka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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