Two of the three unbeaten teams left in Pac-12 conference action will battle tonight as No. 13 Oregon State hosts No. 7 California in a dual that will have huge implications in the race for the regular season title. The Golden Bears are atop the conference at 3-0—ahead of the 2-0 Utes—while the Beavers sit third at 1-0-1, so the winner of this matchup will pick up a lot of momentum.
The Beavers started the season in their typical fashion, slowly, with a concerning 195 and 196 where nobody but Jade Carey was hitting. However, Oregon State’s last four scores have been incredibly consistent with all four between 197.200 and 197.300 to distance itself from its debut and look like the nationals contender it is. Simply hitting on bars has been key in putting up the competitive totals, but the Beavers are also stellar on beam where standout routines from Kaitlin Garcia, Jenna Domingo, and Sydney Gonzales have propelled them to a No. 5 ranking on the event.
California has become synonymous with its heavy all arounder strategy and employed exactly that in notching last week’s 197.600 season high. The Golden Bears had five gymnasts in the all around last week, and used just seven gymnasts total, as they continue to exceed early expectations. The combination of…
