Softball Preview: Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals vs. River Springs Charter School Magnolia Falcons
Mesa Grande Academy is 3-0 against River Springs Charter School Magnolia since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the River Springs Charter School Magnolia Falcons at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Mesa Grande Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
Mesa Grande Academy pushed their score all the way to 18 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 21-18 to Loma Linda Academy. Mesa Grande Academy has not had much luck with Loma Linda Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Julianne Wills was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Wills is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Addison Bolejack, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Mesa Grande Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, River Springs Charter School Magnolia was not able to break out of their rough patch back in March as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took an 18-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of Loma Linda Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in March (11), River Springs Charter School Magnolia still had to take the loss.
Mesa Grande Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for River Springs Charter School Magnolia, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Mesa Grande Academy's way against River Springs Charter School Magnolia in their previous meeting back in March as Mesa Grande Academy made off with a 27-11 victory. Does Mesa Grande Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Springs Charter School Magnolia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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