The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Del Campo Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Laguna Creek will be strutting in after a victory while Del Campo will be coming in after a defeat.
Laguna Creek is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Burbank 22-7. With that win, Laguna Creek brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Jaysa Crable made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Crable was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mia Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ella Lovato, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Del Campo suffered a tough 16-5 loss at the hands of Christian Brothers on Tuesday. Del Campo has struggled against Christian Brothers recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Del Campo saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Issabella Sanchez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Laguna Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Del Campo, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Del Campo's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Laguna Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Del Campo, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Laguna Creek keep running through batters, or will Del Campo buck the trend? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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