Citrus Hill is 0-10 against San Jacinto since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Citrus Hill Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the San Jacinto Tigers at 3:15 p.m. Citrus Hill will be strutting in after a win while San Jacinto will be coming in after a loss.
Citrus Hill has not done well against West Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Citrus Hill's way against West Valley as Citrus Hill made off with a 22-4 victory. The win was just what Citrus Hill needed coming off of a 7-1 defeat in their prior match.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, San Jacinto were a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Liberty. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for San Jacinto in their matchups with Liberty: they've now lost three in a row.
San Jacinto saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Selena Gallegos, who went 2-for-4 with a home run. Gallegos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Citrus Hill's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for San Jacinto, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Citrus Hill suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to San Jacinto in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Citrus Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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