Trojans
| 03/28/25 vs Monessen | 12 |
| 03/26/25 @ Bethlehem Center | 8 |
| 03/18/25 vs Avella | 13 |
| 03/14/25 @ Mapletown | 4 |
The California Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. California is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
California made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Monessen, but they still couldn't quite topple them. California's pitcher stepped up to hand Monessen a 12-0 shutout on Friday. While the Trojans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Maddy Morton and Avery Filby did most of the damage at the plate: Morton scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Filby scored two runs and stole a base. Morton also put up an RBI, which was her first of the season. Gabbi Luncinski was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
California always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .824. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson-Morgan came up short against Waynesburg Central on Monday and fell 7-3. The loss put an end to the Rockets' undefeated start to the season.
The victory was the third in a row for California, bringing their record up to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson-Morgan, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
California suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Jefferson-Morgan when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can California avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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