The Emery Spartans will face off against the Vallejo Redhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Emery is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against San Domenico on Thursday as they made off with a 13-4 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Vallejo made easy work of Ygnacio Valley on Wednesday and carried off a 29-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Redhawks, who have now won four contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Maddie Melgoza made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
In other batting news, Vallejo got a massive performance out of Dreah Bernstine, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Demya Castain, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five runs and four RBI.
Vallejo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .818. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Emery's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Vallejo, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Emery might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from Vallejo when the teams last played back in March. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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