The San Diego Cavers will head out on the road to take on the Mission Bay Buccaneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Diego is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
San Diego is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Coronado just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 16-7 defeat at the hands of the Islanders. San Diego has not had much luck with Coronado recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Giselle Peregrina and Hanna Patterson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Peregrina scored a run while going 4-for-5, while Patterson scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Peregrina has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Amanda Villareal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mission Bay had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Morse on Tuesday.
Mission Bay saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maraea Hicks, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Walters, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
San Diego's record now sits at 7-14. As for Mission Bay, their record is now 4-13.
Mission Bay's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: San Diego hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .361. It's a different story for Mission Bay, though, as they've only averaged .232. Will they be able to contain San Diego's hitters?
San Diego came out on top in a nail-biter against Mission Bay in their previous meeting on April 9th, sneaking past 10-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hicks, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a triple. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will San Diego still be able to contain Hicks? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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