The Livermore Cowboys will challenge the Alameda Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Livermore's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Newark Memorial. The win continues a trend for the Cowboys in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
Not much got past Kaci Norton, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Newark Memorial off the board. The dominant performance gave Norton a new career-high in strikeouts.
Sophia Gerochi
| 03/19/25 vs Newark Memorial | 3 |
| 03/15/25 vs Capuchino | 1 |
| 03/07/25 @ Patterson | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs College Park | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Aragon | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
At the plate, Sophia Gerochi was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Maggie Pyke, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Alameda waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the Cougars.
Alameda's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Livermore, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Livermore's way against Alameda in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, as Livermore made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Livermore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alameda turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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