Bakersfield is 1-9 against Garces Memorial since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Bakersfield will host Garces Memorial at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Bakersfield's victory against South wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Bakersfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over South on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Drillers have won by exactly two runs.
Rylee Arnold looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Serenity Hernandez-Alvidrez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryann Arnold, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. They blew past the Falcons 12-2. Considering the Rams have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaiden Gutierrez spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lexi Marquez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Giuliana Martinez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Bakersfield and bumps their season record up to 3-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. As for Garces Memorial, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
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