Beaumont is 7-1 against Redlands East Valley since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Beaumont Cougars will be playing at home against the Redlands East Valley Wildcats at 3:45 p.m. Beaumont's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Redlands East Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Beaumont took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Citrus Valley onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Cambria Salmon made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Salmon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Salmon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Jayde Pagdilao was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Delani Hernandez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Redlands East Valley fell victim to a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Yucaipa on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Redlands East Valley in their matchups with Yucaipa: they've now lost six in a row.
Redlands East Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Twente, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Beaumont is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Redlands East Valley, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Beaumont hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Redlands East Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Beaumont's way against Redlands East Valley in their previous matchup on April 3rd as Beaumont made off with a 7-0 win. Does Beaumont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Redlands East Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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