Cajon is 2-8 against Yucaipa since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cowboys will be playing at home against the Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m.
Cajon's tournament run continued when they took on Schurr on Saturday. The Cowboys took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yucaipa). They were the clear victors by an 18-2 margin over Redlands on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Thunderbirds sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Yucaipa got a great performance from Brooklyn Dent as she struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Dent has posted since back in February.
On the hitting side, Makenna Pettey was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Seevers, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
Yucaipa always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Redlands only posted an OBP of .167.
Yucaipa's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Cajon, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Cajon suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Yucaipa in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Cowboys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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