The Bishop Gorman Gaels will head out on the road to square off against the Green Valley Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Gorman is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Bishop Gorman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Bishop Gorman was ranked 19th). Bishop Gorman fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Centennial on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Green Valley put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Silverado as Green Valley made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Green Valley.
Mia Mor Hernandez was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Lyla Baxter was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Emma Abrahams was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Bishop Gorman's loss dropped their record down to 7-15-1. As for Green Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Bishop Gorman suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Green Valley when the teams last played on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Green Valley's Gracie Rasavong, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that Bishop Gorman 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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