Softball Recap: Luis Valdez Leadership Academy Takes a Loss

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy extended their losing streak to ten on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-10 in the process. They came up short against the KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack, falling 10-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolfpack this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 25-2 back in April.

America Martinez

Stolen Base

05/09/25 @ KIPP San Jose Collegiate	2
05/06/25 vs Summit Shasta	1
05/02/25 vs El Primero	2

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was America Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.

As for KIPP San Jose Collegiate, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. Considering they have won three matchups by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

On KIPP San Jose Collegiate's side, they got a massive performance out of Gladys Hernandez, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alicia Espino, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.

Luis Valdez Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for KIPP San Jose Collegiate, they will take on El Primero at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolfpack's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lobos have averaged an impressive 12 runs per game this season.