The San Juan Hills Stallions will take on the Irvine Vaqueros at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
San Juan Hills is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since March 28, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Trabuco Hills by a score of 9-7.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Irvine was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodbridge. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 19, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Irvine saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Liu, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
San Juan Hills has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games. Irvine's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
San Juan Hills might still be hurting after the 12-4 loss they got from Irvine in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Can San Juan Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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