Poway is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Cathedral Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Poway Titans will take on the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Poway: 2, Cathedral Catholic: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Poway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over San Marcos.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic had just enough and edged Torrey Pines out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Cathedral Catholic got a great performance from Mimi Botticelli as she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Botticelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cathedral Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sinalei Talataina, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Poway is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6-1 record this season. As for Cathedral Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Poway came out on top in a nail-biter against Cathedral Catholic in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-3. Does Poway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cathedral Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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