The San Leandro Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arroyo Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, San Leandro gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Oakland Tech an 11-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Leandro.
Julianna Morales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Jade Orta was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lizbeth Ortega, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Arroyo won against Berkeley last Thursday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Arroyo walked away with a 4-0 victory over Castro Valley.
The result came thanks to Sadie Fernandez's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Savina Romero was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lily Williams, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
San Leandro's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Arroyo, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Arroyo's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: San Leandro hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .391. It's a different story for Arroyo, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain San Leandro's hitters?
San Leandro suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Arroyo when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for San Leandro, Chelsey Brown (who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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