Verdugo Hills is 2-8 against Poly since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Verdugo Hills Dons will look to defend their home field against the Poly Parrots at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Verdugo Hills can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They never let Monroe onto the board and left with a 14-0 win. While fans of Verdugo Hills might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Emily Wagner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Wagner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Verdugo Hills got a massive performance out of Alondra Torres Melgar, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kaitlyn Barba was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Poly ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Hollywood and snuck past 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Poly.
BRIANA LIRA spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Poly saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JAZLYN GALLARDO, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Verdugo Hills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Poly, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Verdugo Hills hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. However, it's not like Poly struggles in that department as they've averaged .407. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Verdugo Hills came up short against Poly in their previous meeting on April 8th, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LIRA, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Verdugo Hills knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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