Softball Preview: Archbishop Mitty Monarchs vs. Presentation Panthers
Archbishop Mitty is 8-2 against Presentation since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs will head out on the road to face off against the Presentation Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Archbishop Mitty is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Archbishop Mitty can't be too worried about heading out to take on Presentation: they just beat Gilroy at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Archbishop Mitty's pitcher stepped up to hand Gilroy a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Kyleigh Mace, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Gilroy off the board. Mace has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sara Pina was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Presentation can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against Pioneer as Presentation made off with an 11-0 victory.
Allie Malatesta made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Malatesta was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Regan Leffler was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Keila Pando, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Archbishop Mitty pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Presentation, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14.
Presentation's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Archbishop Mitty has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for Presentation, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Archbishop Mitty's sizable advantage in that area, Presentation will need to find a way to close that gap.
Archbishop Mitty took their win against Presentation in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Archbishop Mitty since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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