Los Angeles CES is 0-10 against Palisades since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Los Angeles CES Unicorns will head out on the road to face off against the Palisades Dolphins at 3:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Los Angeles CES fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Hamilton.
Meanwhile, Palisades waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Comets a 23-0 shutout. Palisades might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Briana Vasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Vasquez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vasquez was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Palisades got a massive performance out of Celia Elisha, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI and three runs. Another player making a difference was Kharlee Sanders, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Los Angeles CES's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Palisades, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8-1.
Los Angeles CES suffered a grim 24-3 defeat to Palisades when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palisades' Stella Honda, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Los Angeles CES knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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