The Tesoro Titans will square off against the Aliso Niguel Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tesoro's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Aliso Niguel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Tesoro's offense. They fell just short of Capistrano Valley by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Titans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Aliso Niguel, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over Mission Viejo on Thursday.
Aliso Niguel got a great performance from Olivia Kuhnel as she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Kuhnel has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Aliso Niguel's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Evie Scherffius, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Scherffius a new career-high.
Tesoro's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-7. As for Aliso Niguel, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11-1.
Aliso Niguel's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Tesoro has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Aliso Niguel, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Tesoro keep running through batters, or will the Wolverines buck the trend?
Tesoro came out on top in a nail-biter against Aliso Niguel in their previous meeting on April 3rd, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolverines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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