The Evergreen Valley Cougars will square off against the Presentation Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Evergreen Valley has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Presentation will arrive with three straight victories.
Evergreen Valley lost 11-2 to Independence on Thursday.
While Presentation didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Pioneer on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Allie Malatesta made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Leah Escolar was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Julia Simon was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs.
Presentation always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .595 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Evergreen Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Presentation, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Evergreen Valley suffered a grim 20-8 defeat to Presentation when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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