The Yreka Miners will head out to challenge the University Prep Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yreka is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Yreka lost 15-7 to Central Valley on Tuesday.
Hadley Shaw made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Macey Howell was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University Prep). Everything went their way against Anderson on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Megan Boudro was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Boudro was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brianna Schuette, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Sam Johnson also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
University Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
University Prep's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-8-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average this season. As for Yreka, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Yreka suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to University Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Miners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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