South San Francisco is 2-8 against Mercy since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Warriors will head out to take on the Bears at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South San Francisco took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Castilleja as they made off with a 21-4 win. The Warriors' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Maggie Bergesen and Keira Crutchfield did most of the damage at the plate: Bergesen went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double, while Crutchfield went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI Bergesen has posted since back in March. Shiloh Semans was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
South San Francisco was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Castilleja only posted a batting average of .333.
Meanwhile, Mercy and Jefferson faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Monday. The Bears never let the Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 25-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
South San Francisco is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mercy, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
South San Francisco couldn't quite get it done against Mercy in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 16-11. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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