The KIPP College Prep Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the DC International Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. KIPP College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season.
KIPP College Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Washington Latin Public Charter School, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (KIPP College Prep was ranked eighth). KIPP College Prep skirted past Washington Latin Public Charter School 13-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for KIPP College Prep.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, DC International's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 23-14 to Don Bosco Cristo Rey. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (12), DC International still had to take the loss.
Maci Miller was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Melissa Marquez Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
KIPP College Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for DC International, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
KIPP College Prep might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from DC International when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DC International's Minna Balk, who struck out 11 batters over 3.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off only one hit. Now that KIPP College Prep knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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