The Citrus Valley Blackhawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Serrano Diamondbacks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Citrus Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Citrus Valley was handed a heart-breaking two-run defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against San Jacinto on Tuesday. Citrus Valley blew past San Jacinto 11-1.
Olivia Acuna tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Madison Marquez
| 03/25/25 vs San Jacinto | 4 |
| 02/13/24 vs Carter | 3 |
| 02/22/25 vs JW North | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Redlands East Valley | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Redlands | 2 |
At the plate, Madison Marquez was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Caldwell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Citrus Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .583. They are 8-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Serrano unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 13-3 to Corona. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Diamondbacks have suffered since February 18th.
Citrus Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. Serrano's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Citrus Valley's way against Serrano in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, as Citrus Valley made off with a 17-6 victory. Will Citrus Valley repeat their success, or does Serrano has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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