Lancaster hasn't had much luck against Paraclete recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Spirits at 3:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Lancaster duked it out with Palmdale on Thursday. The Eagles blew past the Falcons 19-2.
Cassandra Velasquez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Jordyn Zinn
| 04/24/25 @ Palmdale | 3 |
| 03/12/24 vs Eastside | 2 |
| 03/05/24 @ Palmdale | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Antelope Valley | 1 |
| 04/02/24 vs Littlerock | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordyn Zinn, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and five runs. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Sam Salas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Paraclete had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Ravens. That's two games straight that the Spirits have won by exactly ten runs.
Lancaster is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Paraclete, their record is now 20-2-1.
Lancaster might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Paraclete in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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