The El Camino Real Royals will head out on the road to face off against the Birmingham Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. El Camino Real is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
El Camino Real is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Taft (and have done all season long). Everything went El Camino Real's way against Taft on Wednesday as El Camino Real made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for El Camino Real.
Sarah Delgado was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Delgado has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Delgado was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Nerissa Winokur was incredible, firing off three triples, a run, and an RBI while going 3-for-4. Leilana Siaotong-Munoz was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Birmingham unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 4-0 to Granada Hills Charter. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Birmingham has not been shut out since back in March.
Rebecca Lozano spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on 12 hits.
El Camino Real is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Birmingham, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
El Camino Real couldn't quite finish off Birmingham in their previous matchup on April 3rd and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lozano, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that El Camino Real knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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