The King's Academy Knights will take on the San Mateo Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Academy will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Friday, King's Academy had just enough and edged out Branham 9-7.
The team relied heavily on Bella Giles, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Thompson, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
King's Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but San Mateo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Aragon 4-3.
Aliyah Scheller was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Demi Alfonso was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
San Mateo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for King's Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
San Mateo's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. King's Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for San Mateo, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.5 strikeouts. Will King's Academy keep running through batters, or will the Bearcats buck the trend?
King's Academy skirted past San Mateo 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Bearcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
