The Santa Margarita Eagles will square off against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Santa Margarita 2.8, JSerra Catholic 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santa Margarita will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Orange Lutheran, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Lancers 4-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for JSerra Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Mater Dei by a score of 5-2 on Friday.
Liliana Escobar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Lamb, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabel Raftery, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
JSerra Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
JSerra Catholic now has a winning record of 14-13. As for Santa Margarita, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9-1 record this season.
Santa Margarita came out on top in a nail-biter against JSerra Catholic in their previous meeting last Thursday, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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