Beyer is 10-0 against Johansen since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Beyer Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Johansen Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Beyer gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Pacheco. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Beyer.
Chelsee Toon and Kylee Stanley did most of the damage at the plate: Toon scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Stanley scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Johansen came into Thursday's match having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Grace Davis 13-12. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Johansen considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Bethany Albarran was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabelle Cardenas, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Beyer's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Johansen, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-15.
Johansen's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Beyer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Johansen, though, as they've been averaging only 2.2. Will Beyer keep running through batters, or will Johansen buck the trend?
Everything went Beyer's way against Johansen when the teams last played back in April as Beyer made off with a 13-0 win. Does Beyer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Johansen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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