A feisty cat fight will be fought as Corona Panthers face off against Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Corona's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Rancho Cucamonga's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
While Corona didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past Redlands East Valley 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Rancho Cucamonga and Kaiser, and Rancho Cucamonga kept the tradition alive. Everything went Rancho Cucamonga's way against Kaiser on Monday as Rancho Cucamonga made off with a 9-1 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Natalie Carmona spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Anaya Burley was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that she brought in this season.
Rancho Cucamonga was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kaiser only posted a batting average of .200.
Rancho Cucamonga now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Corona, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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