The Royal Highlanders will challenge the Santa Paula Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Royal couldn't beat Camarillo on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Highlanders took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scorpions. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Scorpions: they've now lost five in a row.
Skylar Gapol was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Marilyn Augusta was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Santa Paula, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Nordhoff on Tuesday as they made off with a 13-3 victory. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by ten runs or more this season.
Santa Paula also got a great performance from Ayla Rodriguez as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Rodriguez has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ali Espinosa was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Cardenas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Santa Paula always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Santa Paula's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Royal, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
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