Steele Canyon is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Imperial is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Steele Canyon Cougars will take on the Imperial Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Steele Canyon: 3.9, Imperial: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Steele Canyon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Valley Christian 3-1.
Marina Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Steele Canyon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dannika Lakin, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Imperial gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They never let JW North onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Jayden Rutledge's shutout, as she gave up just three hits.
At the plate, Clarissa Davila was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Steele Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8-1 record this season. As for Imperial, their win bumped their record up to 28-3-1.
Steele Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Imperial in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 6-3. Will Steele Canyon repeat their success, or does Imperial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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