After two games on the road, Scripps Ranch is heading back home. They will take on the Point Loma Pointers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Scripps Ranch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Scripps Ranch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Canyon Hills an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Scripps Ranch considering their two-run performance the match before.
Lily Eigen was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Eigen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Eigen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sienna Cole and Sarah Cornelissen did most of the damage at the plate: Cole went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Cornelissen scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Becca Boskin, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Point Loma lost a heartbreaker to Granite Hills when they met back in March of 2017, and they left with a heavy heart again on Monday. Point Loma lost 13-7 to Granite Hills. The loss continues a trend for Point Loma in their matchups with Granite Hills: they've now lost three in a row.
Leyton MacPherson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery MacPherson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Scripps Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Point Loma, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
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