The Rancho Mirage Rattlers will square off against the Culver City Centaurs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rancho Mirage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Westminster with a sharp 10-4 win. Ten seems to be a good number for the Rattlers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Saturday as neither Culver City nor Notre Dame made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Centaurs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 6-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for the Centaurs, who have now won four matches in a row.
The result came thanks to Anyah Francis's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Culver City let Miami McRae and Alahna Moran run wild. McRae went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Moran went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave Moran a new career-high. Sofia De LaFuente was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Rancho Mirage has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Culver City, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
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