The Del Norte Nighthawks will challenge the Murrieta Mesa Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 2.1, Murrieta Mesa: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Del Norte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Valley View 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Del Norte.
The team relied heavily on Alexa Brunetti, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Murrieta Mesa beat Great Oak 6-3 on Friday. That's two games straight that Murrieta Mesa has won by exactly three runs.
Lilly Hauser was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Hauser was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Macy Clark, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Del Norte's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. As for Murrieta Mesa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Del Norte hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Murrieta Mesa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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