Yerba Buena has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Gunderson Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Yerba Buena is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Evergreen Valley with a sharp 43-7 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Yerba Buena considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Gunderson can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They never let James Lick onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Gunderson sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alanna Martinez Poklong was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Martinez Poklong has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Martinez Poklong was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaelyn Vejar, who fired off three triples, five runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-5. Breanna Bartek was another key contributor, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
Yerba Buena's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-8. As for Gunderson, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Yerba Buena suffered a grim 19-11 defeat to Gunderson in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vejar, who scored five runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Now that Yerba Buena 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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