Clairemont is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will look to defend their home field against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 4:00 p.m. Clairemont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Clairemont and Olympian have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Chieftains put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chieftains considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Clairemont got a great performance from GG Villalpando as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Villalpando has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Camryn Walton
| 04/11/25 vs Olympian | 4 |
| 02/25/25 @ Sage Creek | 2 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Camryn Walton, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Alexis Benjamin was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Clairemont's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Mira Mesa, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Clairemont's way against Mira Mesa when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Clairemont made off with a 9-1 victory. Will the Chieftains repeat their success, or do the Marauders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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