The Westridge Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Polytechnic Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Polytechnic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Westridge, who comes in off a win.
Westridge headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Chadwick let them put that streak behind them. Westridge never let Chadwick onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Tuesday. Considering Westridge's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Jadyn Manguera Shin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over 7.1 innings pitched. Manguera Shin was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Westridge got a massive performance out of Marysa Ybarra, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lilah Rangel, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Polytechnic's offense. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Mayfield on Tuesday. Polytechnic has not had much luck with Mayfield recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Polytechnic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynn Connolly, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Westridge's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Polytechnic, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Westridge has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Polytechnic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Westridge suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Polytechnic in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Polytechnic's Amelia Shih, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Westridge 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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