Softball Recap: Ridgeline Academy Eagles vs. Thunderbird Adventist Academy
In what's become a running theme this season, Ridgeline Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on Thunderbird Adventist Academy with a sharp 13-4 win. Ridgeline Academy's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Meera Hamieh was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Hamieh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hamieh was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ridgeline Academy let Nadya Guterriez and Hannah Ebert loose on the outfield. Guterriez scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Ebert scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Guterriez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Pettis, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Thunderbird Adventist Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lissel Cordova, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Ridgeline Academy pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Thunderbird Adventist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Ridgeline Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Thunderbird Adventist Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
