San Mateo has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Sequoia Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sequoia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on San Mateo, who comes in off a win.
San Mateo will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 12-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Burlingame on Tuesday. San Mateo narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Burlingame 7-5.
Nia Mapa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hailey Wallweber, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sequoia's offense. They lost 12-0 to Hillsdale on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Sequoia in their matchups with Hillsdale: they've now lost three in a row.
San Mateo's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11. As for Sequoia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
San Mateo took their win against Sequoia when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 11-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sequoia's Nisha Mehta, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Mateo still be able to contain Mehta? There's only one way to find out.
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