The Loara Saxons will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Ana Valley Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Loara will bounce into Friday's contest after beating La Quinta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Saxons walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Aztecs on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana Valley entered their tilt with Estancia on Wednesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Eagles 12-3. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Espy Guerrero was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Santa Ana Valley got a massive performance out of Karla Oliva, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Oliva has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Janelle Coronel, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Santa Ana Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Estancia only managed five hits.
Santa Ana Valley pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Loara, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Loara couldn't quite get it done against Santa Ana Valley in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 15-11. Can the Saxons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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