The Jay Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the South San Antonio Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Jay was handed a 15-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Southside.
Meanwhile, South San Antonio had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Dragons. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bobcats have posted against the Dragons since April 17, 2018.
Catalina Bonilla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sophia Balzadua was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Christina Guerra, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
South San Antonio's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Jay, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Jay suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to South San Antonio when the teams last played back in March. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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