The Central Catholic Raiders will challenge the Los Banos Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Central Catholic will head out to face Los Banos after giving up their first home loss of the season last Tuesday. Central Catholic fell 6-3 to Oakdale. It was the first time this season that Central Catholic let down their fans at home.
Miranda "Mo" Temple made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Los Banos rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Los Banos who now have three in a row.
Moxie Barton was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Barton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Barton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabel Orozco, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Central Catholic's loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-7. As for Los Banos, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season.
Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Los Banos in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Catholic since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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