The Estancia Eagles will face off against the Santa Ana Valley Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Estancia has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 13 straight losses, while Santa Ana Valley will come in with six straight wins.
Estancia fell victim to University and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 23-0 to the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Santa Ana Valley hadn't done well against La Quinta recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Falcons blew past the Aztecs 13-3. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Santa Ana Valley got a massive performance out of Karla Oliva, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those five stolen bases gave Oliva a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlen Gonzalez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Santa Ana Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Santa Ana Valley's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Estancia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Estancia suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Santa Ana Valley in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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