The Miami Christian Victors will head out to square off against the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miami Christian has three straight victories, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Miami Christian made easy work of Academy for Innovative Education and carried off an 11-2 win. Considering the Victors have won three matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Camila Holguin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Miami Christian let Daniela Olvera and Daniela Marquez run wild. Olvera scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Marquez went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Olvera also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Sofia Reyes was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Miami Christian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) had taken St. Brendan down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) fell just short of St. Brendan by a score of 4-2.
Ava Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Rebhan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Miami Christian pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), they now have a losing record of 2-3.
