The Brea Olinda Wildcats will take on the Vasquez Mustangs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Brea Olinda's offense. They fell just short of Yorba Linda by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vasquez, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Desert on Thursday as Vasquez made off with a 14-1 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Madisyn Wharton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Wharton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Faith Nasrallah was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. She also hit a triple, marking her first of the season. Daniella Escamilla was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Vasquez's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 14.75 hits in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. As for Brea Olinda, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
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