The Cathedral City Lions will square off against the Eastside Lions at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Cathedral City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Vista del Lago onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cathedral City.
Sayuri Toledo was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Toledo has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Toledo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastside put the finishing touches on their 19th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Lennox Academy 16-4.
Like Cathedral City, Eastside also got a great game from a two-way player: Hailey Lavendier. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Lavendier was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Aprill Medrano was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Bethanie Jimenez, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Cathedral City pushed their record up to 19-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Eastside, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
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