Madera is 10-0 against San Joaquin Memorial since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Madera Coyotes will be staying on the road to face off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 3:30 p.m. San Joaquin Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Madera, who comes in off a win.
Back in March, Madera got themselves on the board against Clovis, but Clovis never followed suit. They had just enough and edged the Cougars out 2-0.
Jayleen Gutknecht tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Madera saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malea Ricks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilynn Santiago, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-3 walloping at the hands of Sanger.
Madera has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. As for San Joaquin Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Madera's way against San Joaquin Memorial in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Madera made off with a 13-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madera since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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