Gilroy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They never let the Live Oak Acorns onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Gilroy also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Not much got past Ariela Yslava, who gave up just three hits to keep Live Oak off the board. Yslava has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jocelyn Ta was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Live Oak's side, Julianna Altamirano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits.
Gilroy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Live Oak, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Gilroy will head out on the road to challenge Leland at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gilroy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Live Oak, they will head out on the road to take on Westmont at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmont has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.46 runs per game on average), something Live Oak will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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