Softball Recap: Mia Rivera leads a balanced attack to beat Coral Park

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 1:56pm

Softball Recap: Lourdes Academy vs. Coral Park Rams

With a playoff game on the line, Lourdes Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over the Coral Park Rams. That's more bragging rights for Lourdes Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Julie Gatto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits.

On the hitting side, Mia Rivera was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eva Pozo, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Lourdes Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Coral Park, their loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-13.

Lourdes Academy will square off against Southwest at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lourdes Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. Coral Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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