The Sunny Hills Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Sonora Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sunny Hills is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Wednesday, Sunny Hills got themselves on the board against Troy, but Troy never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Sunny Hills has won by exactly ten runs.
Sunny Hills let Ava Flores and Elayna Marquez C loose on the outfield. Flores scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Marquez C scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Pedraza C, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Sonora proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by seven) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past La Habra 2-0.
Bayle Hunnicutt was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Hunnicutt has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hunnicutt was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-2.
Sunny Hills' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Sonora, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Sunny Hills beat Sonora 7-3 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunny Hills 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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