Winning always takes teamwork, but on Friday Jayleen Gutknecht stepped things up a notch to give Madera the 'W'. Gutknecht wasn't messing around, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The pitching appearance was her fifth straight with zero or fewer earned runs.
Gutknecht and Madera will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Paraclete. Madera will be headed into this one with a sizable disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 67 places lower in California), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Gutknecht? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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