Softball Recap: Pierce Comes Up Short Despite Aubrey Hanson's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 1:28pm

Softball Recap: Pierce Bluejays vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays

Pierce entered their match against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Pierce Bluejays fell just short of the Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays by a score of 5-4. Pierce hasn't had much luck with Guardian Angels Central Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Aubrey Hanson was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in home runs.

Even though they lost, Pierce lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Pierce's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pierce will take on NEN at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pierce is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic, they will head out to take on Aquinas on Thursday. The last three games Guardian Angels Central Catholic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

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