The Edgewood Lions will square off against the Sacred Heart of Jesus Comets at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Edgewood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Arroyo Valley a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Lions have won five matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart of Jesus posted their closest win since April 3rd on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out San Jacinto Valley Academy 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Alina Valenzuela made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off 14 hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Melania Saborio and Trinity Godson did most of the damage at the plate: Saborio went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Godson went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Godson has posted since back in March. Genesis Gutierrez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Sacred Heart of Jesus pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Edgewood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-9 record this season.
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