The Perris Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Citrus Hill Hawks at 3:15 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 22 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Perris and four for Citrus Hill.
Perris is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of West Valley by a score of 22-21 on Tuesday. Even if Perris couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Natalie Lopez and Anahi Morales did some serious damage despite the final result: Lopez got on base in four of her six plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Morales scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brizayda Medina, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Perris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill fell victim to San Jacinto and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 16-0 defeat to the Tigers might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Citrus Hill's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Perris' loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Citrus Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Perris came up short against Citrus Hill when the teams last played back in March, falling 17-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Citrus Hill's Tatum Pino, who struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Perris 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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