The Rosemead Panthers will square off against the Firebaugh Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Firebaugh took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rosemead, who comes in off a win.
Rosemead will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Bell Gardens, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Rosemead walked away with a 9-6 victory over Bell Gardens on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The team relied heavily on Jazmin Slayton, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenavee HOLGUIN, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Rosemead always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Firebaugh might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was Hawthorne who claimed the real prize. Firebaugh fell just short of Hawthorne by a score of 20-18. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (15), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
Alexis Galindo and Camila Curumaco did some serious damage despite the final result: Galindo scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Curumaco scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Curumaco a new career-high in hits (four). Another player making a difference was Samantha Ayala, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Rosemead's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Firebaugh, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Rosemead took their victory against Firebaugh when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 22-0. Does Rosemead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Firebaugh turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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