Johansen is 0-9 against Los Banos since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Johansen Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Los Banos Tigers at 4:00 p.m.
Johansen is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. Their tough 26-1 loss to Ceres might stick with them for a while.
Johansen saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Zarilla, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Los Banos came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 4-1.
Moxie Barton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Barton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Barton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabel Orozco, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Johansen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Los Banos, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season.
Johansen might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Los Banos in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barton, who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Johansen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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