The Villa Park Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Cypress Centurions at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Villa Park after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of La Habra by a score of 5-4. The Spartans have struggled against the Highlanders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Cypress made sure to put some runs up on the board against El Modena on Tuesday. The Centurions never let the Vanguards get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Centurions, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Delaney 'D.J.' Faus made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sanaiyah 'Naya' Cleland, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Makayla Bishop was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Cypress was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Modena only posted a batting average of .174.
Cypress' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-9. As for Villa Park, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.
Villa Park couldn't quite finish off Cypress in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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