Softball Recap: Sherman Oaks CES Extends Winning Streak to 13

Knights

Previous Games

05/01/25 @ Northridge Academy	18-3
04/30/25 vs Community Charter	19-1
04/25/25 vs Hollywood	15-3
04/23/25 @ Fulton	33-2
04/10/25 vs East Valley	26-7
+ 8 more games

Sherman Oaks CES barely beat Northridge Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Pumas with a sharp 18-3 win on Thursday. The victory was just business as usual for the Knights, who after 13 games remain undefeated this season.

Araceli Altamirano was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-6 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.

In other batting news, Kaitlyn Flamenco and Sophia Pirayesh did most of the damage at the plate: Flamenco went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Pirayesh went 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Flamenco a new career-high. Reagan Rosenthal was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Sherman Oaks CES was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .436 or higher in ten consecutive matches.

Sherman Oaks CES pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 17.6 runs thus far. As for Northridge Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sherman Oaks CES will challenge rival Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Northridge Academy is set to take on their familiar foe East Valley at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.