Softball Recap: Albuquerque Academy Chargers vs. Hope Christian Huskies
Albuquerque Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hope Christian Huskies as the Albuquerque Academy Chargers made off with an 8-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Albuquerque Academy also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Melissa Purcella was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Purcella has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Purcella was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Samantha Walker and Brooklynn Dominguez did most of the damage at the plate: Walker went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double, while Dominguez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sydney Koranyi, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Hope Christian's side, Zo? Mangrum made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Albuquerque Academy has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Hope Christian, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-7.
Albuquerque Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Bloomfield at 11:00 a.m. Albuquerque Academy will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Hope Christian will take on Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hope Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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