Softball Recap: American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians vs. Yuma Catholic Shamrocks
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks with a sharp 7-1 victory. This was a revenge contest for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-2 loss when these two played last Wednesday.
Lucy Burroughs made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Burroughs has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Burroughs was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills let Mana Risati and Emily Thomas loose on the outfield. Risati scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Thomas scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Thomas has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Olivia Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Yuma Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mailyn Milan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Yuma Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-4-1.
American Leadership Academy - West Foothills will be playing in front of their home fans against Payson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. American Leadership Academy - West Foothills will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Yuma Catholic will take on Sabino at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sabino: 2.2, Yuma Catholic: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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