The La Serna Lancers will head out to take on the Santa Fe Chiefs at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. La Serna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
La Serna fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against California on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Condors by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
La Serna got a good showing from Ava Jimenez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Aubrie Baruch was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of El Rancho. That's two games in a row now that the Chiefs have lost by just one run.
Santa Fe saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Offield, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
La Serna's record is now 14-10. As for Santa Fe, their record now sits at 10-15.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. La Serna hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
La Serna couldn't quite finish off Santa Fe in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 12-10. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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