Gustine is 1-9 against Le Grand since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gustine Reds will look to defend their home field against the Le Grand Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Gustine will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Waterford, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Gustine's pitcher stepped up to hand Waterford a 14-0 shutout on Thursday. With that win, Gustine brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Anahi Alvarez made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Alvarez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Gallichio, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Shandel Aguilera, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three runs.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Le Grand gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Mariposa County 12-0. The win was familiar territory for Le Grand who now have seven in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for Gustine and bumps their season record up to 4-9-1. As for Le Grand, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-2 record this season.
Gustine suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Le Grand in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Le Grand's Nadia Avila, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Now that Gustine knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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