Walnut is 0-4 against Claremont since March of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Mustangs will head out to square off against the Wolfpack at 3:30 p.m. Walnut is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Walnut had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Valencia on Saturday. The Mustangs blew past the Tigers 10-3. Considering the Mustangs have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Player #21 spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits.
Kaitlyn McGill
| 03/21/26 vs Valencia | 4 |
| 02/26/26 vs Rowland | 3 |
| 03/12/26 @ West Covina | 2 |
| 03/21/26 vs Chaparral | 1 |
| 03/18/26 vs Ayala | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn McGill, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Randi Avina was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Walnut was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Claremont won against Northview on Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Wolfpack beat Ontario Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4.
Claremont's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-8. As for Walnut, their record now sits at 8-5.
Walnut suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Claremont when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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