Warriors
| 05/05/26 vs South | 4 |
| 04/30/26 vs Golden Valley | 8 |
| 04/28/26 @ Golden Valley | 10 |
| 04/23/26 @ West | 20 |
| 04/21/26 vs West | 10 |
| + 21 more games |
For the second straight game, Tehachapi will face off against South. The Warriors will take on the Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tehachapi is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Tehachapi is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4. Warriors fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Spartans since Tuesday.
For South's part, Sienna Lopez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. Lopez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Aniyah Gordon was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Zowey Estrada, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
South pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Tehachapi, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 15-10-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Tehachapi hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like South struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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