Orthopaedic is on a three-game streak of home wins, while USC-MAE is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orthopaedic Vipers will take on the USC-MAE Trojans at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Orthopaedic will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Central City Value on Monday. Everything went Orthopaedic's way against Central City Value as Orthopaedic made off with a 12-2 victory.
Alexa Becerra made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Becerra was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalie Garcia, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Daniela Ceja, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, USC-MAE won against Downtown Magnets on Friday with 22 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. USC-MAE put the hurt on Annenberg with a sharp 22-5 win.
Orthopaedic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for USC-MAE, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
Orthopaedic was able to grind out a solid win over USC-MAE in their previous meeting on April 4th, winning 8-3. Does Orthopaedic have another victory up their sleeve, or will USC-MAE turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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