Yorba Linda has won four straight games at home, while Brea Olinda has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Mustangs will welcome the Wildcats at 3:15 p.m.
Yorba Linda easily dispatched Crean Lutheran on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Mustangs fell just short of Foothill by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday.
Claire Gress and Grace Gomez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gress went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double, while Gomez went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that Gress has hit this season.
Meanwhile, Brea Olinda made easy work of Troy on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Brea Olinda is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Yorba Linda, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Yorba Linda couldn't quite finish off Brea Olinda when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 5-3. Will the Mustangs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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