The Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Encinal Jets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Clayton Valley Charter's offense. They fell 3-0 to Freedom on Tuesday. The game marked that first time this year in which Clayton Valley Charter was not able to get on the board.
Lucy Kimura was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Clayton Valley Charter didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freedom only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Encinal entered their tilt with Mt. Eden with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Monarchs out 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for Encinal as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cameron Tran was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Tran was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sherrielyn Ferrer was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lola Whalen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Clayton Valley Charter now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Encinal, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Clayton Valley Charter hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Encinal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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