The La Canada Spartans will take on the Lancaster Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with La Canada sitting on nine straight wins and Lancaster on three.
La Canada is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Wiseburn- Da Vinci get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lancaster posted their closest win since February 22nd on Thursday. They skirted past Mark Keppel 10-9. Lancaster's victory was all the more impressive since the Aztecs were averaging only 3.95 runs allowed on the season.
Sam Salas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Salas was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jordyn Zinn was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Ashlee Laxamana was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
La Canada pushed their record up to 18-6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Lancaster, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
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