Citrus Valley is 2-8 against Yucaipa since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Citrus Valley Blackhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Yucaipa Thunderbirds at 3:45 p.m.
Citrus Valley's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Cajon on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-0 walloping at the hands of the Cowboys. Citrus Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Yucaipa had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Cowboys.
Brooklyn Dent spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Makenna Pettey and Ivy Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Pettey scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Walker scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Johana Pina, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Citrus Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Yucaipa, they pushed their record up to 9-13-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Citrus Valley suffered a grim 16-10 defeat to Yucaipa in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yucaipa's Hailey Altenhof, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Now that Citrus Valley 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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