The Oceanside Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Garfield Bulldogs at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Oceanside sitting on seven straight victories and Garfield on ten.
Oceanside is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Eastside. The result was nothing new for Oceanside, who have now won 17 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Nayeli Adame's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Seaven Fuimaono and Lia Nance did most of the damage at the plate: Fuimaono went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI, while Nance scored three runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-3. Nance has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 14 times she's played. Nalia Nuanez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Garfield beat Woodlake 4-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that Garfield has won by exactly three runs.
Oceanside is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-1 record this season. As for Garfield, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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