Thousand Oaks is 0-10 against Oaks Christian since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thousand Oaks Lancers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oaks Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Thousand Oaks: 3.6, Oaks Christian: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Thousand Oaks was able to grind out a solid win over Santa Clara, taking the game 5-1. The victory was just what Thousand Oaks needed coming off of a 14-3 loss in their prior contest.
The team relied heavily on Morgan Casillas, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Kirby, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Oaks Christian entered their tilt with Calabasas with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 16-1 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Oaks Christian, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Emelia Davis tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Rylee McCoy and Terrianna Kelley did most of the damage at the plate: McCoy fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3, while Kelley fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. McCoy hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Kamryn Guthrie was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Thousand Oaks has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Oaks Christian, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Thousand Oaks has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oaks Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Thousand Oaks came up short against Oaks Christian when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oaks Christian's Paityn Lavin, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Thousand Oaks knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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