Yucaipa has been on the road for seven straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cajon Cowboys at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yucaipa was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Redlands 3-2.
Emily Mendoza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Johana Pi?a, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Janelle Erickson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Cajon waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Blackhawks.
Jada Villegas spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ci'Ella Pickett, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Rylee Torres was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
Yucaipa's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-12-4. As for Cajon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7-1 record this season.
Yucaipa beat Cajon 5-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Yucaipa repeat their success, or does Cajon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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