The Laguna Creek Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Laguna Creek is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Laguna Creek can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over West Campus.
The result came thanks to Jazmine Johnson's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Ariel Burton and Mia Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Burton went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Gonzalez scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ella Lovato, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of West Park by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Monterey Trail couldn't push the score so high this time.
Laguna Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Monterey Trail, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Laguna Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .356. However, it's not like Monterey Trail struggles in that department as they've averaged .322. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Laguna Creek's way against Monterey Trail in their previous meeting back in April as Laguna Creek made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laguna Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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