The Moorpark Musketeers will face off against the Millikan Rams at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Moorpark comes in on four and Millikan on six.
If Moorpark beats Millikan with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Musketeers came out on top against Royal by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday.
Kiley Finnerty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
Payton Holliday
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On the hitting side, Payton Holliday was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jodianne Buckley, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Moorpark kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millikan). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Compton an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Rams have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Millikan's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Moorpark, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
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