Monache and Mission Oak are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Monache Marauders will head out on the road to take on the Mission Oak Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Monache sitting on four straight victories and Mission Oak on nine.
Monache is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Paso Robles 12-2. The result was nothing new for Monache, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Sophia Martinez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Amiee Rivas was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaylynn Brassfield, who went 4-for-4 with six RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Mission Oak sidestepped Lompoc for a 3-2 win.
Monache has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Mission Oak, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-6.
Monache came up short against Mission Oak in their previous matchup back in February, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mission Oak's Maleena Martin, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Monache 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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