Softball Preview: Yuma Catholic Shamrocks vs. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians
The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks will head out on the road to take on the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yuma Catholic will head into Saturday's matchup after some sweet revenge against Sabino: Yuma Catholic couldn't quite topple Sabino on Saturday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the nine-run defeat they took when the two last played. Yuma Catholic was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Sabino.
Meanwhile, everything went American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' way against Payson on Saturday as American Leadership Academy - West Foothills made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills.
Lucy Burroughs spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mana Risati, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Ave Risati, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Yuma Catholic's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-4-1. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Yuma Catholic suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to American Leadership Academy - West Foothills when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burroughs, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Yuma Catholic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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