For the first time this season, Santa Rita will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Monday. They will challenge the St. Augustine Catholic Wolves at 3:45 p.m.
Santa Rita can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They came up short against Maryvale Prep, falling 20-6. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.
Santa Rita saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Naima Gomez, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Augustine Catholic's way against Catalina on Thursday as St. Augustine Catholic made off with a 17-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won nine in a row.
St. Augustine Catholic got a massive performance out of Maria Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those three runs gave Martinez a new career-high. Lourdes Gamez was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and six RBI.
Santa Rita came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Augustine Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, sneaking past 19-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Rita since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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