The Gahr Gladiators will square off against the California Condors at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Gahr's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mayfair as Gahr made off with a 10-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Monsoons: they've now won three in a row.
Isabelle Gonzalez looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Lea Hilbert was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Mylah Burrowes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Gahr always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask California). They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over Santa Fe on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Condors sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
California pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Gahr, the win got them back to even at 5-5-2.
Gahr skirted past California 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will Gahr repeat their success, or does California has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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