The JSerra Catholic Lions are on the road again on Saturday to play the Pacifica Mariners at 3:15 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (JSerra Catholic: 3.2, Pacifica: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
JSerra Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Great Oak a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Abby Ford, who gave up just five hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Great Oak off the board.
On the hitting side, Angelina Jimenez was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, Pacifica stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Oaks Christian. The victory was nothing new for Pacifica as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Brynne Nally was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Nally has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nally was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kaniya Bragg and Micheala Meza did most of the damage at the plate: Bragg went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Meza went 4-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Delaina Maae was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
JSerra Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13 record this season. As for Pacifica, their win bumped their record up to 25-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. JSerra Catholic hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pacifica struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
JSerra Catholic couldn't quite finish off Pacifica when the teams last played back in February and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nally, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that JSerra Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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