La Jolla has gone 7-1 against Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Lincoln will be up against a hot La Jolla team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Vikings' way against High Tech SD on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-4 win.
Natalie Alvarez
| 05/07/25 vs High Tech SD | 10 |
| 03/15/25 vs California School for the Deaf-Riverside | 8 |
| 02/26/25 @ Southwest SD | 8 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bonsall | 6 |
| 05/02/25 vs Kearny | 5 |
Natalie Alvarez was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jerri Taylor, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Roxanne Metcalf, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lincoln won against El Cajon Valley on Monday with 22 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Hornets put the hurt on Hoover with a sharp 22-6 victory. Considering the Hornets have won 12 matches by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.2 runs over those games. As for La Jolla, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-12.
Everything went La Jolla's way against Lincoln in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as La Jolla made off with a 23-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team 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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