Hawthorne will venture away from home to challenge Calvary Baptist at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hawthorne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 17-8 margin over Rancho Alamitos. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist got themselves on the board against Academy of Careers & Exploration on Saturday, but Academy of Careers & Exploration never followed suit. They blew past the Eagle 14-0. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Reagan Hanson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Isabel Chatoney and Isabella Macias did most of the damage at the plate: Chatoney went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Macias got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one double, and one RBI. Those five RBI gave Chatoney a new career-high. Bri Rosales was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Calvary Baptist was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Calvary Baptist's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hawthorne, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
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