Albuquerque Academy was the 9-5 winner over Capital when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers fell just short of the Capital Jaguars by a score of 13-11 on Thursday.
Melissa Purcella put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Purcella was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Swanson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Callia Jesurun was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI.
Even though they lost, Albuquerque Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Albuquerque Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Capital, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Coming up, Albuquerque Academy will face off against Miyamura at 2:00 p.m. on March 20th. Albuquerque Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Miyamura likes a good challenge. As for Capital, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Capital Jaguars duke it out with Taos Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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