The Atascadero Greyhounds will face off against the Mt. Whitney Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Whitney took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Atascadero, who comes in off a win.
Atascadero is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Corcoran with a sharp 13-2 victory on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Brooklyn Martin made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eden Blais was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Paige Moore also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Whitney was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Orcutt Academy.
Mt. Whitney's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-2. As for Atascadero, their record now sits at 4-10.
Everything went Atascadero's way against Mt. Whitney when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Atascadero made off with a 17-3 victory. Will the Greyhounds repeat their success, or do the Pioneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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