The James Lick Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Gunderson Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
James Lick scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Yerba Buena as James Lick made off with a 24-15 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for James Lick.
Meanwhile, Gunderson has not done well against Evergreen Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Gunderson never let Evergreen Valley onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory.
Alanna Martinez Poklong was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Martinez Poklong has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Martinez Poklong was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gunderson got a massive performance out of Breanna Bartek, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Desirae Regalado, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
James Lick has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Gunderson, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
James Lick suffered a grim 23-10 defeat to Gunderson in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martinez Poklong, who struck out 15 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up six earned runs off only one hit. Now that James Lick knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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