The Thousand Oaks Lancers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Valencia Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Thousand Oaks: 3.2, Valencia: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thousand Oaks took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let Newbury Park onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Not much got past Victoria Masters, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Newbury Park off the board. Masters has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Thousand Oaks saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Casillas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Valencia can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Golden Valley 13-0. Winning may never get old, but Valencia sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Hope Seper, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Jeanelle Bacat was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Thousand Oaks' win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Valencia, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Thousand Oaks hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Valencia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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