The Berkeley Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Encinal Jets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Encinal is hoping to do on Friday what Hayward couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Berkeley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Berkeley put the hurt on Hayward with a sharp 16-1 win.
Addison Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Berkeley got a massive performance out of Charlotte Kurre-O'Heaney, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Melody Castro was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Encinal's way against San Lorenzo on Wednesday as Encinal made off with a 16-2 victory.
Like Berkeley, Encinal also got a great game from a two-way player: Emiko Takemoto. Throwing, Takemoto pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Cameron Tran pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Takemoto got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Tran went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Megan Leung, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiely Wong, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
The win got Berkeley back to even at 9-9. As for Encinal, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Berkeley came up short against Encinal when the teams last played back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tran, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Berkeley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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