The Westmont Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Gilroy Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Westmont is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Westmont will bounce into Friday's match after beating Santa Teresa, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Westmont won by a run and slipped past Santa Teresa 6-5.
Eleanor Rodhouse was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Aarushi Kulkarni, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gilroy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Leigh a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gilroy.
Gilroy let Bam Mendoza and Andrea Alvarez loose on the outfield. Mendoza went 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI, while Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adi Hulbert, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Westmont's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-17. As for Gilroy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Westmont suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Gilroy when the teams last played back in March. Can Westmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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