The Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits will face off against the South El Monte Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Long Beach Poly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over Edison. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jackrabbits.
Tegan Breaux spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emoni Lam Sam, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Janelle Morris, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, South El Monte entered their tilt with Summit on Thursday with 13 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 14. They put the hurt on the SkyHawks with a sharp 20-7 win. Considering the Eagles have won 18 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Katelyn Berumen was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and one RBI. Abigail Barreto also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
South El Monte pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Long Beach Poly, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
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