Presentation has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Presentation beat Monte Vista Christian 9-5.
Allie Malatesta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ciara Donahoe and Kiley O?Shea did most of the damage at the plate: Donahoe went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while O?Shea went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Regan Leffler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 17-0 win. Considering Archbishop Mitty has won 13 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Sara Pina, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Brady, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Presentation's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Archbishop Mitty, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Presentation suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Archbishop Mitty in their previous meeting on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Archbishop Mitty's Georgia Sperling, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Now that Presentation knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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