The Brea Olinda Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Crean Lutheran Saints at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brea Olinda has six straight wins, Crean Lutheran has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brea Olinda proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Yorba Linda 5-3.
Meanwhile, Crean Lutheran came up short against Foothill on Tuesday, falling 9-1.
Allyson Schmida made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Brea Olinda pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Crean Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Brea Olinda took their victory against Crean Lutheran in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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