The Leigh Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Leigh comes in on four and Big Valley Christian on 13.
Leigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past St. Bernard's 11-1.
Sophia Gandara made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gandara has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gandara was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Elise Haneta was incredible, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brianna Buchanan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Big Valley Christian's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Oakland onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Ava Hernandez, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Oakland off the board.
At the plate, Kailey Rivera was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Leigh's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Big Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6-1 record this season.
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