South San Francisco is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Priory is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The South San Francisco Warriors will take on the Priory Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South San Francisco: 3.3, Priory: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
South San Francisco is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Priory (and have done all season long). South San Francisco was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Priory on Tuesday.
Giovanni Bernal was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Bernal was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Martin Chen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Vince Bernal, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
South San Francisco is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Priory, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South San Francisco has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Priory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
