The Newport Harbor Sailors will face off against the Laguna Hills Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Newport Harbor will be strutting in after a win while Laguna Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
Newport Harbor's tournament run continued when they took on St. Anthony on Saturday. Newport Harbor was the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over St. Anthony. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sailors.
Virginia Peterson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and only one walk). Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Newport Harbor got a big performance out of Abby George, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs George has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ally Shaw, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Laguna Hills fell victim to Edison and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 13-0. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, the Hawks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Laguna Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Russell, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Laguna Hills' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Newport Harbor, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Newport Harbor's way against Laguna Hills in their previous matchup back in April of 2021, as Newport Harbor made off with a 10-0 win. Does Newport Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Laguna Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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