The St. Mary's Rams will head out on the road to take on the Ben Holt College Prep Academy Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ben Holt College Prep Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Mary's, who comes in off a win.
If St. Mary's beats Ben Holt College Prep Academy with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. St. Mary's walked away with a 12-7 victory over Lincoln on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Mary's.
Angelina Martinez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matea Muraoka, who fired off two home runs, four RBI, and a stolen base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Garcia, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Ben Holt College Prep Academy was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 10-0 to Woodland Christian. The shutout was out of character for Ben Holt College Prep Academy seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Ben Holt College Prep Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
St. Mary's has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13-1 record this season. As for Ben Holt College Prep Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. St. Mary's hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. However, it's not like Ben Holt College Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've averaged .413. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
St. Mary's took their win against Ben Holt College Prep Academy in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-3. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ben Holt College Prep Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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