The Redwood Rangers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Stockdale Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Redwood can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mt. Whitney as Redwood made off with a 12-1 victory.
Ceydie Pires looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shelby Somavia, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Alexis Rico, who went 3-for-3 with four runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Stockdale earned a 5-1 win over Garces Memorial on Thursday.
Nevaeh Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jillian Sanchez, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Addison Ochoa was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Redwood is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9-2 record this season. As for Stockdale, the victory got them back to even at 11-11-1.
Stockdale's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Redwood has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .436. It's a different story for Stockdale, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain Redwood's hitters?
Redwood might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Stockdale in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Thankfully for Redwood, Elizabeth Malone (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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