Softball Recap: Narbonne Victorious

Gauchos

Margin (Wins)

04/16/26 vs Gardena	22
05/04/26 @ Gardena	19
03/13/26 @ Contreras	16
03/04/26 @ Fremont	14
03/12/26 vs Dymally	13

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Carson, Narbonne was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gardena Panthers a 19-0 shutout. Considering the Gauchos have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Elyse Martinez was incredible, going 4-for-5 with seven RBI, four doubles, and one run. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Camila Lopez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Narbonne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory got Narbonne back to even at 11-11. As for Gardena, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Narbonne and Gardena could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Gauchos (ranked 673rd) will meet San Pedro (ranked 334th) at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Gardena will challenge Banning at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (1028 vs. 285).