The Maria Carrillo Pumas will square off against the Heritage Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Maria Carrillo has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Maria Carrillo and Windsor meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again last Tuesday. The Pumas fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 14-13. The Pumas haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Gabrielle Burk-Chavez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Bunyard, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Heritage rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering the Patriots have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maria Carrillo's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10-1.
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