Santa Ana Valley is 0-10 against Anaheim since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Santa Ana Valley Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Anaheim Colonists at 3:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Santa Ana Valley's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Magnolia as Santa Ana Valley made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Santa Ana Valley.
Santa Ana Valley got a great performance from Espy Guerrero as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Guerrero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Janelle Coronel and Rosalyn Oliva did most of the damage at the plate: Coronel went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Oliva scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Valeria Gomez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Anaheim had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Pioneers.
Cristina Guillen made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Guillen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Anaheim got a massive performance out of Taylor Falt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Amy Perez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Santa Ana Valley's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Anaheim, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8.
Friday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Santa Ana Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .381. However, it's not like Anaheim struggles in that department as they've averaged .466. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Santa Ana Valley might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Anaheim in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guillen, who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that Santa Ana Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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