The Presentation Panthers will face off against the Sequoia Ravens at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Presentation will be strutting in after a win while Sequoia will be coming in after a loss.
While Panthers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They came out on top against Cupertino by a score of 16-13 on Tuesday.
Kyla Rae Shackelford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Juliana Yurko
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In other batting news, Presentation got a massive performance out of Juliana Yurko, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance also gave Yurko a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Julia Simon, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Presentation was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cupertino only posted a batting average of .227.
Meanwhile, Sequoia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Woodside.
Elkington Jamie was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Presentation suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Sequoia in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Presentation avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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