The McKinleyville Panthers will take on the Fortuna Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McKinleyville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Arcata 12-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Fortuna came out on top against Eureka on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Huskies took their game against the Loggers 10-6. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Loggers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Isabel Sanchez made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Fortuna let Mariah Bravo and Olivia Hayes run wild. Bravo got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Hayes went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave Hayes a new career-high. Sephora Machado was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Fortuna pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for McKinleyville, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
McKinleyville suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Fortuna in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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