If Albany was riding high off their 10-4 takedown of Pinole Valley last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Albany Cougars fell 18-15 to the Salesian College Preparatory Pride on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (ten), Albany still had to take the loss.
Sara Snyder stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Vance, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, DeAmor Coleman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and ten unearned) runs off 11 hits. Coleman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Salesian College Preparatory got a massive performance out of Ta'Leysha Thompson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mia Villanueva, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Albany has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-2-1.
As of now, neither Albany nor Salesian College Preparatory have any future games scheduled.
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