Time to be The Best

I have the Mobile OCVarsity Press Row set up at Esperanza High for the first ever meeting between Yorba Linda and Esperanza and what better setting for this neighborhood scrap than the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 softball playoffs.

This is only the second year of varsity softball at Yorba Linda. Many players that would have played at Esperanza in the past play for Yorba Linda now that the school has opened. Most of the girls on both of these teams grew up playing for and against each other in rec ball and on travel ball teams over the years.

Yorba Linda tied for third place in the Empire League and brings a 16-8 record into this matchup. The Mustangs got their first playoff victory when they knocked off Agoura, 6-3, on Tuesday in a wild-card game.

Esperanza, ranked No. 9 in the state by Cal-Hi Sports, won its second consecutive Century League title this season and brings a 10-game winning streak and a 22-6 record into the playoffs.

This game features two of the most talented sophomore pitchers in the county. Yorba Linda has Paige Von Sprecken in the circle and the Aztecs have Hayley “The Matrix” Copeland.

OCVarsity oddsmakers have Esperanza as the favorite because of its deeper lineup, which features Arkansas-bound Nicole Schroeder, freshman Maddie Roth, Brynley Steele and LMU-bound Stephanie Maciel.

I’m pumped. I know all you softball maniacs out there are jacked up. ONLINE HEAD BUTT!!! First pitch is at 3:15 p.m. Stay tuned for all the updates.

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