The Sierra Timberwolves will head out on the road to challenge the Central Catholic Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Central Catholic will come in with five straight wins.
Sierra's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Manteca on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Buffaloes.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on East Union with a sharp 14-4 victory.
Amaya Gustavis looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Samantha Nichols, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Taryn Calderon, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Sierra suffered a grim 26-4 defeat to Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Catholic's Emori Machado, who fired off two home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4. Now that Sierra knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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