For the second straight game, Johansen will face off against Ceres. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Johansen is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Johansen fell victim to Ceres and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 18-0.
For Ceres' part, Elizabeth Figueroa was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Figueroa a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Ceres let Ava Montesdeoca and Tatianna Ortiz run wild. Montesdeoca scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Ortiz scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Ortiz a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Gabriela Ortiz, who scored two runs.
Ceres always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Ceres' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Johansen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
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