If Whittier was feeling good fresh off their 12-6 takedown of El Rancho on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cardinals lost 11-5 to the Dons on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Hailey Ocampo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those RBI marked the first that she has brought in this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoei Mirano, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Whittier's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13-1. As for El Rancho, they moved to 5-15 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Whittier and El Rancho could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Cardinals (ranked 486th) will meet La Serna (ranked 234th) at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, El Rancho will square off against Mira Costa at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (574 vs. 212).
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