The Strathmore Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Cove Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Strathmore is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Summit Charter Collegiate Academy on Monday as Strathmore made off with a 26-18 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Strathmore as it put an end to their six-game losing streak.
Strathmore got a massive performance out of Dayanara Topete, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances. Topete is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Elisabeth Ceballos, who got on base in five of her seven plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Orange Cove waltzed into their matchup on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Orange Cove has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Star Elizondo was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Miah Lopez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Strathmore's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-18. As for Orange Cove, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Strathmore suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Orange Cove in their previous matchup back in February of 2015. Thankfully for Strathmore, Shantae Gutierrez (who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs) 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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