The Sequoia Ravens will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS at 4:00 p.m. Sequoia is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Sequoia came up short against Woodside and fell 7-3.
Sequoia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nisha Mehta, who went 2-for-4 with two triples and a run.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Aragon 12-1. With that win, Hillsdale brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Alexis Kuka made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Kuka has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kuka was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Claire Shelton, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Mia DeMartini was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Sequoia's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Hillsdale, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
Sequoia suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Hillsdale when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kuka, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Sequoia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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