Windsor is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Cardinal Newman is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Windsor Jaguars will take on the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Windsor beats Cardinal Newman with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Windsor came out on top against Maria Carrillo by a score of 7-4 on Wednesday.
Mia Avila spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kenzie Dennis and Isabel Uricoechea did most of the damage at the plate: Dennis scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Uricoechea scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman was able to grind out a solid win over Rancho Cotate on Wednesday, taking the game 7-4.
Callie Howard was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Howard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nicole DiMarco and Andrea Mansbery did most of the damage at the plate: DiMarco went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Mansbery scored a run while going 3-for-4. Izzie Kunimune was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Windsor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Cardinal Newman, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Windsor has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.1. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Windsor couldn't quite finish off Cardinal Newman in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Howard, who struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Windsor knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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