The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will challenge the Pinole Valley Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tamalpais has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Pinole Valley will arrive with seven straight wins.
Tamalpais heads in on the heels of a playoff contest last Monday. They fell 3-0 to Marin Catholic. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Red Tailed Hawks were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Pinole Valley owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Montgomery.
Not much got past Mckenzie Ortega, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Montgomery off the board. Ortega has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Pinole Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julissa Sanchez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Gabriella Ornelas was another, going 1-for-3 with three runs.
Pinole Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Tamalpais, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Tamalpais skirted past Pinole Valley 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Red Tailed Hawks repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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