Chico is 8-2 against Red Bluff since March of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will square off against the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Chico is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Chico is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 23-4 margin over Shasta on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
McKena Harvey
| 04/28/26 vs Shasta | 6 |
| 05/16/25 vs Shasta | 5 |
| 04/28/26 @ Shasta | 3 |
| 04/24/26 vs Colusa | 3 |
| 03/30/26 vs Durham | 3 |
McKena Harvey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Red Bluff was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Foothill. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Cougars: they've now lost five in a row.
Red Bluff saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalee Ross, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Kylie Orduno was another, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Red Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Chico, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Chico skirted past Red Bluff 2-0 when the teams last played on April 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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