The Camarillo Scorpions will take on the West Ranch Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Camarillo put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Burroughs 13-5. Camarillo's victory was all the more impressive since Burroughs was averaging only 2.37 runs allowed on the season.
Angelina Apodaca was incredible, firing off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. Laynee Flores was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, West Ranch scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over Castaic. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Trinity Diaz was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Krista Viereck, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Camarillo's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for West Ranch, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
West Ranch's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Camarillo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for West Ranch, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given Camarillo's sizable advantage in that area, West Ranch will need to find a way to close that gap.
Camarillo took their victory against West Ranch when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 18-5. Will Camarillo repeat their success, or does West Ranch have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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