After flying high against Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy last Thursday, Austin came back down to earth. The Austin Panthers fell victim to a tough 32-22 loss at the hands of the Irvin Rockets on Tuesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Alicia Alvarado made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted five or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Valdina Faleafaga, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Austin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .721. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Irvin only posted an OBP of .429.
On Irvin's side, they got a massive performance out of Kimberly DeLaTorre, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in seven of her 13 plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eilenne Correa, who scored five runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of her ten plate appearances.
Austin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season. As for Irvin, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13.
Austin will take on Riverside at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Irvin, they will head out on the road to challenge Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Irvin is facing Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy at the right time seeing as Young Women's STEAM Research & Preparatory Academy is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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