The Dana Hills Dolphins will head out on the road to square off against the Aliso Niguel Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dana Hills will be strutting in after a win while Aliso Niguel will be coming in after a defeat.
Dana Hills took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged San Juan Hills out 6-5. The victory was some much needed relief for Dana Hills as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Melissa Reed spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up eight Ks. Those nine innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hailey Reed, who went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run. Marley Tisdale was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Aliso Niguel's offense. They fell 5-0 to Tesoro on Monday. The shutout was out of character for Aliso Niguel seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Dana Hills' win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11. As for Aliso Niguel, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Dana Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Aliso Niguel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Dana Hills might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Aliso Niguel in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aliso Niguel's Ella Haugo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Dana Hills 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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