The Acalanes Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Northgate Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Northgate took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Acalanes, who comes in off a win.
Acalanes is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let St. Joseph Notre Dame get on the board and left with an 18-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Dons as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Maya Shoenhair made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Shoenhair was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high.
June Natal
| 05/21/25 @ St. Joseph Notre Dame | 4 |
| 05/01/25 vs College Park | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Piedmont | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Campolindo | 1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Campolindo | 1 |
In other batting news, Acalanes got a massive performance out of June Natal, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave Natal a new career-high. Santana Tamayo also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Acalanes always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph Notre Dame only posted an OBP of .200.
Benicia hit Northgate with a six-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Broncos fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Broncos have suffered since March 26th.
Stella Hanko made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chloe Alfonso, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Northgate's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11. As for Acalanes, their record is now an identical 10-11.
Acalanes suffered a grim 14-5 defeat to Northgate in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Dons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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