Johansen is 0-10 against Beyer since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Johansen Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Beyer Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Johansen will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Grace Davis on Thursday. Johansen narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grace Davis 13-12.
Bethany Albarran was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Zarilla, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Beyer gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Pacheco by a score of 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Beyer.
Beyer let Chelsee Toon and Kylee Stanley loose on the outfield. Toon scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Stanley scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Johansen's win ended an 11-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-15. As for Beyer, their record now sits at 6-14.
Johansen might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Beyer in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beyer's Jordyn Lish, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Johansen 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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