Lone Pine has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Trona Tornadoes at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lone Pine's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Immanuel Christian on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Crusaders. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lone Pine in their matchups with Immanuel Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Trona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 19-15 to Non Varsity Opponent.
Chloe Corrion and Autumn Dunn did some serious damage despite the final result: Corrion scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Dunn scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Samantha Burley, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lone Pine's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-1. As for Trona, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Lone Pine skirted past Trona 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Trona's Lily Mehan, who struck out 18 batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lone Pine still be able to contain Mehan? There's only one way to find out.
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