The Compton Early College Rising Phoenix will venture away from home to square off against the Animo City of Champions Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Compton Early College has six straight wins, Animo City of Champions has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Compton Early College made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Environmental Charter, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rising Phoenix put the hurt on the White Tigers with a sharp 19-5 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Rising Phoenix, who have now won nine matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Allysa Ruiz was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Elisa Douglas was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Animo City of Champions' offense. They came up short against Compton Early College two weeks ago, falling 23-0.
Compton Early College pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.2 runs. As for Animo City of Champions, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Compton Early College's way against Animo City of Champions in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Compton Early College made off with a 23-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rising Phoenix 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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