Fountain Valley is 2-8 against Marina since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fountain Valley Barons will be playing at home against the Marina Vikings at 3:15 p.m. The match will give Fountain Valley their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season.
Fountain Valley had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Cerritos on Tuesday. Everything went Fountain Valley's way against Cerritos as Fountain Valley made off with a 10-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Barons, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Courtney Kols looked comfortable as she tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Skyla Auger and Ella Kim did most of the damage at the plate: Auger scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Kim went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Kim has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ava Fernandez, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Fountain Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Marina got themselves on the board against Edison on Tuesday, but Edison never followed suit. They came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 3-0.
Fountain Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Marina, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Fountain Valley skirted past Marina 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Does Fountain Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marina turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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