The Bonita Bearcats will square off against the Glendora Tartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Glendora will be up against a hot Bonita squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Bearcats' way against Walnut on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Adrianna Mangini, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Skyy Hicks, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Glendora and Claremont, and Glendora kept the tradition alive. The Tartans blew past the Wolfpack 7-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Tartans have won by exactly six runs.
Gianna Messick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits.
At the plate, Kennedy Bowers was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Coleman, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Glendora hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 10-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Glendora has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Bonita, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bonita came out on top in a nail-biter against Glendora in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Bearcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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