The Monterey Trail Mustangs will challenge the East Union Lancers at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monterey Trail's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so East Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monterey Trail is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since February 18th on Friday. They lost 8-1 to Pleasant Grove. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monterey Trail saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aniyah Whipper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Union). They blew past Sierra 29-1 on Wednesday. The Lancers haven't had any issues with the Timberwolves recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Lily Pickering was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pickering was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isabelle Reyes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elli Flores, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
East Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .804. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Monterey Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for East Union, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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