The Panorama Pythons will venture away from home to challenge the Northridge Academy Pumas at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Panorama has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Northridge Academy will arrive with four straight victories.
Panorama came up short against Sherman Oaks CES two weeks ago, falling 25-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northridge Academy). They never let Grant get on the board and left with a 30-0 win on Monday. Considering the Pumas have won 11 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Alondra Laguna and Val Montes made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Laguna struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Montes pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Laguna has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. At bat, Laguna got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and two stolen bases, while Montes got on base in four of her six plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackie Nettles, who fired off three home runs, five runs, and six RBI while going 4-for-4. Those three home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Guadalupe Ortiz, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, five runs, and three RBI.
Northridge Academy lost a few balls and finished the game with five home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Panorama's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Northridge Academy, their record now sits at 11-3.
Panorama might still be hurting after the 27-0 loss they got from Northridge Academy in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Pythons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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