After two games on the road, Yuba City is heading back home. They will take on the Inderkum Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yuba City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Roseville on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Yuba City's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Tori Hernandez spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Yuba City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Dell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Inderkum came up short against Wheatland on Tuesday and fell 9-4.
Alexandra Jacques was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Mickey Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Yuba City's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Inderkum, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12-1 record this season.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Yuba City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .336. However, it's not like Inderkum struggles in that department as they've averaged .315. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Yuba City came up short against Inderkum in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inderkum's Emily Jacobus, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Now that Yuba City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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