East Bakersfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 15-9 to the South Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Bakersfield of the 7-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Wednesday.
Sophia Sital was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Fuentes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On South's side, Sienna Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lopez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, South got a massive performance out of London Terrance, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kloie Wetmore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
East Bakersfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-14-1. As for South, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-10.
East Bakersfield will be playing at home against North at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. East Bakersfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for South, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Del Oro at 4:45 p.m. Del Oro is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so South will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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