Softball Preview: Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders vs. Otay Ranch Mustangs
Mater Dei Catholic has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Otay Ranch Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mater Dei Catholic: 1.8, Otay Ranch: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mater Dei Catholic's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Eastlake. That's two games straight that Mater Dei Catholic has won by exactly five runs.
Not much got past Arri Romero, who gave up just four hits to keep Eastlake off the board. Romero has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlize "Chuck" Masingale was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Otay Ranch sidestepped Academy of Our Lady of Peace for a 5-4 win.
Scarlett Martinez looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Ariele Torres and Kaylin Phillips did most of the damage at the plate: Torres scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Phillips scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mater Dei Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Otay Ranch, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Mater Dei Catholic hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Otay Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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