Irvine is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Thursday. They will take on the Northwood Timberwolves at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long.
Irvine lost 10-4 to San Clemente on Tuesday. The Vaqueros haven't had much luck with the Tritons recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Reese Villanueva
| 03/18/25 vs San Clemente | 3 |
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Abby Sasaki and Reese Villanueva stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sasaki went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Villanueva scored a run while going 3-for-4. Villanueva has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Mia Vinopal also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwood). They were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over Crean Lutheran on Tuesday.
Marissa Lee was a standout: she scored five runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylie Wong, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Northwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Northwood's record is now 2-3. As for Irvine, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Irvine suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Northwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Irvine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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