The Saugus Centurions will be playing at home against the Thousand Oaks Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Saugus: 3.6, Thousand Oaks: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thousand Oaks is hoping to do on Monday what Golden Valley couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Saugus' winning streak, which now stands at five games. Saugus beat Golden Valley by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-4.
Saugus got a great performance from Taliya Mata as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Mata has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Amelia Johnson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Savanna Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Thousand Oaks was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westlake.
Thousand Oaks saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samantha Case, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Thousand Oaks, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
Saugus came out on top in a nail-biter against Thousand Oaks in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Saugus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thousand Oaks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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