The Mission College Prep Royals will stay at home for another game and welcome the Shafter Generals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mission College Prep: 3.8, Shafter: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mission College Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand San Luis Obispo a 7-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Shafter was able to grind out a solid win over Dos Palos on Wednesday, taking the game 3-0.
Maddison Ortiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Ortiz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paulina Huitzacua, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Emily Pugh was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Mission College Prep's victory bumped their record up to 12-8-1. As for Shafter, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
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