Claremont is 0-10 against Ayala since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Claremont Wolfpack will head out on the road to take on the Ayala Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m.
Claremont unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bonita. The shutout was out of character for Claremont seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Kacie Gossett spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Ayala gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Alta Loma an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Ayala sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Claremont's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Ayala, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Claremont might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Ayala in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ayala's Lilanna Acosta, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Claremont knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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