Softball Recap: Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals vs. River Springs Charter School Magnolia Falcons
Mesa Grande Academy was the 18-12 winner over River Springs Charter School Magnolia when they last played one another on April 4th, but their luck changed this time around. The Mesa Grande Academy Cardinals wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-12 walloping at the hands of the River Springs Charter School Magnolia Falcons on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), Mesa Grande Academy still had to take the loss.
Melody Bender made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Bender is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. Julianne Wills was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Mesa Grande Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for River Springs Charter School Magnolia, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Mesa Grande Academy will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Redlands Adventist Academy at 7:00 p.m. Mesa Grande Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Redlands Adventist Academy likes a good challenge. As for River Springs Charter School Magnolia, they will head out on the road to challenge Loma Linda Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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