The Compton Early College Rising Phoenix will square off against the Garden Grove Argonauts at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Compton Early College knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Garden Grove likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Compton Early College made easy work of Animo City of Champions and carried off a 16-2 win. The Rising Phoenix might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by nine runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Garden Grove waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Mustangs.
Jazmine Santos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Santos was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Tayler Dooley was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Nevaeh Sosa was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Garden Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Compton Early College pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 20.3 runs over those games. As for Garden Grove, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
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