The Sunny Hills Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Ayala Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sunny Hills: 3.6, Ayala: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ayala is hoping to do on Thursday what Troy couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Sunny Hills' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Sunny Hills came out on top against Troy by a score of 7-3.
Alexis Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Arianna Holguin, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Ava Flores was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Ayala won against Alta Loma last Monday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Ayala came out on top in a nail-biter against Claremont and snuck past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ayala.
Ayala also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Allie Lukaszewicsz gave up just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. Lukaszewicsz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Taelor Walker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Sunny Hills is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Ayala, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
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