For the second straight game, Cathedral City will face off against Banning. The Lions will be playing at home against the Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cathedral City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Monday just wasn't the day for Cathedral City's offense. They fell just short of Banning by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, the Lions' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Banning's part, not much got past Ella Leivas, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Cathedral City off the board. Leivas has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nicelle Soriano, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
The win (which was Banning's eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cathedral City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
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