The Thousand Oaks Lancers will square off against the Righetti Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thousand Oaks is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Simi Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 3-2. The match marked the Lancers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Morgan Casillas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Madison Jauregui also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Righetti put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Dos Pueblos.
Emily Fortin made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Fortin wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julie Hoyos, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double. The dominant performance gave Hoyos a new career-high in hits.
Righetti's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Thousand Oaks, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Thousand Oaks came up short against Righetti when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Thousand Oaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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