After five games on the road, Folsom is heading back home. They will take on the Whitney Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Folsom will head into Thursday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a six-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Rocklin on Thursday. Folsom had just enough and edged Rocklin out 5-3.
Raygan Mercado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Folsom let Shay Sacay and Presley Geissinger loose on the outfield. Sacay went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Geissinger went 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelbie Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Whitney had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 15-0 shutout. Whitney might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Whitney also got a great performance from Hannah Duncan as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mya Flindt was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Rebecca Rau, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
The win got Folsom back to even at 11-11. As for Whitney, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Folsom suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Whitney in their previous meeting on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duncan, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Folsom 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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