After two games on the road, Sierra is heading back home. They will take on the Kimball Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Sierra's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Central Catholic on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Raiders. The defeat continues a trend for Sierra in their matchups with Central Catholic: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Kimball won against Oakdale on Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Kimball came out on top against East Union by a score of 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kimball.
Alexa Contreras spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elysia Duarte was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Olivia Rinker was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Sierra's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Kimball, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Sierra might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Kimball when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kimball's Giselle Mallamo, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Sierra knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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