The Mater Dei Monarchs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the El Modena Vanguards at 3:15 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Dei is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Millikan 5-4. That's two games straight that Mater Dei has won by just one run.
Mater Dei got a great performance from Sienna Acosta as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cat Kawabe, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elle McCloskey, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, El Modena put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Grand Terrace with a sharp 10-0 win. Winning may never get old, but El Modena sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mater Dei now has a winning record of 12-11. As for El Modena, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Mater Dei was able to grind out a solid win over El Modena in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, winning 6-1. Will Mater Dei repeat their success, or does El Modena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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