The Jefferson Democrats will challenge the Huntington Park Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Jefferson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Diego Rivera with a sharp 12-5 victory. The Democrats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Valerie Echevarria made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Echevarria was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Melanie Garcia, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brenda Hernandez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Jefferson always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Huntington Park can bid farewell to their 14-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against CALS Early College as they made off with a 14-2 win. The Spartans not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 28th (when they won 17-5).
Huntington Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-15. As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
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