The Helix Highlanders will take on the Ramona Bulldogs in a tournament on Thursday. Helix will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Helix is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand El Cajon Valley a 21-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Highlanders have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Katelyn Woodland tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February of 2024.
At the plate, Ta'Tiannah Wright was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. What's more, she posted three RBI, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lauren Farace, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ramona posted their closest victory since March 1st two weeks ago. They skirted past Hilltop 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The team relied heavily on Kayla Gibson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Serenity Hayes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ramona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Ramona's win bumped their record up to 3-8-1. As for Helix, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-3.
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