Standley Lake hasn't had much luck against Pomona recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Standley Lake Gators will challenge the Pomona Panthers at 10:00 a.m. Standley Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Standley Lake lost 13-3 to Green Mountain on Thursday. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Standley Lake saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Feely, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Barrone, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Standley Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Pomona made easy work of Dakota Ridge on Thursday and carried off a 17-6 win. That looming 17-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Erica Rivera made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Rivera was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Pomona got a massive performance out of Lia Martinez, who fired off two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs while going 5-for-6. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jessica Rivera, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5.
Standley Lake now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Pomona, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
Pomona's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Standley Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Pomona, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Standley Lake keep running through batters, or will Pomona buck the trend?
Standley Lake might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Pomona in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Standley Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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