The Gahr Gladiators will take on the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders in a tournament on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gahr came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 16-8 to La Mirada. The Gladiators have struggled against the Matadores recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Mya Laroya was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Malaia Huskey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Mater Dei Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Christian by a score of 3-1.
Mater Dei Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna 'Gigi' Flores, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Gahr's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-6-2. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Gahr hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mater Dei Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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