The Latin Romans will head out on the road to square off against the Walther Christian Academy Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Latin had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Woodlands Academy.
Meanwhile, Walther Christian Academy waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 18-0 win. Walther Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Anneliese Mozas made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mozas has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mozas was even better at the plate, firing off three home runs and nine RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Selah Argueta and Jocelyn Rivera did most of the damage at the plate: Argueta scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Rivera scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Argueta hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Grace Gionnotta, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Latin now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Walther Christian Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Latin couldn't quite finish off Walther Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 and fell 9-7. Thankfully for Latin, Mimi Rieger (who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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