Del Norte is 9-1 against San Pasqual since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Del Norte Nighthawks will head out on the road to take on the San Pasqual Golden Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Del Norte's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so San Pasqual's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Del Norte came up short against San Marcos and fell 7-3. Del Norte has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brooklyn Giaime was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Giaime has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Giaime was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Julia Montemayor made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Del Norte didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Marcos only tossed three.
Rancho Bernardo typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday San Pasqual proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Broncos 4-3.
San Pasqual also got a great performance from Jenna Eades as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Avery Santos was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Brooklynn Clark was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Del Norte's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-5. As for San Pasqual, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Del Norte hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like San Pasqual struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Del Norte's way against San Pasqual in their previous meeting back in April as Del Norte made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Del Norte 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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