Softball Recap: Poly Victorious

Poly won the last time they faced Santiago and things went their way on Friday too. The Poly Bears skirted past the Santiago Sharks 3-2.

Marley Audoma

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/21/25 @ Santiago	7
02/22/24 vs Oak Hills	6
02/20/25 @ La Mirada	5
04/27/24 vs Aliso Niguel	5
03/08/24 vs Spanish Springs	5

Marley Audoma was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Audoma wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Figueroa, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Figueroa a new career-high in hits (three). Karly Romero was another, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Poly's record is now 6-1. As for Santiago, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Poly didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-0 defeat against Orange Lutheran on the 21st. As for Santiago, they will host Arlington at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.