The El Dorado Cougars will take on the Placer Hillmen at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Placer is headed out to face a Cougars team ready to give their home crowd a win. El Dorado fell 8-5 to Bret Harte on Monday.
Taylor Gagne was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Abigail Teague made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Kadence Wright was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Placer made easy work of Colfax on Tuesday and carried off a 13-3 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hillmen have posted against the Falcons since May 10, 2017.
Carly Rice was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 3.5 RBI per game. Another player making a difference was Myah Denny, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
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