The IMater Charter Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Mater Bay Academy Rays at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
IMater Charter lost 18-1 to Miami Beach on Monday.
Meanwhile, Mater Bay Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Mater Lakes Academy on Monday and fell 3-1.
Paiten Mclaughlin was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Mclaughlin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mclaughlin wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jarilynn Romero, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
IMater Charter suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Mater Bay Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can iMater Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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