South Gate won the last time they faced Franklin and things went their way on Thursday too. The Rams put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 8-1 victory. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since March 4, 2020, but that streak is no more.
Veronica Esparza
| 03/27/25 @ Franklin | 14 |
| 03/20/24 vs Garfield | 12 |
| 03/09/24 @ Poly | 12 |
| 02/23/24 vs Franklin | 12 |
| 04/25/24 @ Legacy | 9 |
Veronica Esparza was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Leah Jimenez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Sarah Tello also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
South Gate's record now sits at 3-9. As for Franklin, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-2.
South Gate wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 10-6 win against South East on the 28th. As for Franklin, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Wilson at 3:00 p.m. on the 9th. The Mules have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.88 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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