In what's become a running theme this season, Excelsior Charter gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-6 margin over Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy. The win was nothing new for Excelsior Charter as they're now sitting on four straight.
Rylie Hunsaker was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hunsaker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Hunsaker was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Excelsior Charter got a massive performance out of Alany Esparza, who went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Samantha Minghelli, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy's side, Hillary Felix was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Higareda, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .833. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Excelsior Charter has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-6-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Excelsior Charter will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Riverside Prep at 3:15 p.m. Riverside Prep will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Academy for Academic Excellence at 3:15 p.m. Cobalt Institute of Math & Science Academy has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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