The USC-MAE Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Narbonne Gauchos at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Trojans fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Their pitchers stepped up to hand West Adams a 17-0 shutout last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, on Monday Narbonne's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against Westchester. The eight-run effort marked the Gauchos' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The team relied heavily on Lilliana Gutierrez, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2. Gutierrez is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Cheyenne Bennett was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Narbonne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
USC-MAE suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Narbonne in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can USC-MAE avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
