The Mira Mesa Marauders will head out on the road to square off against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mira Mesa will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Patrick Henry on Friday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. Mira Mesa fell just short of Patrick Henry by a score of 5-3. Mira Mesa has not had much luck with Patrick Henry recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Aria Phruksukarn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Academy of Our Lady of Peace had to settle for a 4-3 loss against West Hills on Tuesday.
Mira Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9-1 record this season.
Mira Mesa came up short against Academy of Our Lady of Peace when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Academy of Our Lady of Peace's Stefini Ma'Ake, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Mira Mesa 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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