Katella is 1-9 against Segerstrom since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Katella Knights will be playing at home against the Segerstrom Jaguars at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Katella beat Godinez Fundamental 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Katella.
Krystal Barrios was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Nataly Rodarte was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Segerstrom can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westminster a 12-0 shutout.
Rebecca Lambaren made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lambaren was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Jaden Fraser was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Olivia Barajas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Katella has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Segerstrom, they pushed their record up to 9-9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Katella suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Segerstrom in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Segerstrom's Alyssa Martinez, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Katella 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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