The Hilltop Lancers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the San Ysidro Cougars at 3:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hilltop lost 13-3 to Mission Hills on Monday. Hilltop has not had much luck with Mission Hills recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kaylani Sablan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ninoshka Castro, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro came up short against Olympian on Friday and fell 5-2. San Ysidro has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Victoria Figueroa put in work no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). Figueroa has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Figueroa was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maya Rodriguez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
Hilltop's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for San Ysidro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Hilltop skirted past San Ysidro 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Hilltop repeat their success, or does San Ysidro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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