The Coronado Cougars are on the road again on Friday to play the Palo Verde Panthers at 1:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Coronado: 2.6, Palo Verde: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Coronado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They beat Shadow Ridge by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2.
Kendall Selitzky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alohi Mundon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Bailey Goldberg was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Palo Verde won by a run and slipped past Shadow Ridge 3-2. The win was nothing new for Palo Verde as they're now sitting on four straight.
Coronado is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Palo Verde, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coronado couldn't quite finish off Palo Verde in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palo Verde's Bradi Odom, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Now that Coronado 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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