After flying high against Urban last Tuesday, Making Waves Academy came back down to earth. The Making Waves Academy Marlins suffered a rough 20-2 defeat at the hands of the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Making Waves Academy has scored all season.
For St. Joseph Notre Dame's part, Cassandra Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexi Roben was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dylan Valentine, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI and two runs.
Making Waves Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Making Waves Academy will head out on the road to challenge Cornerstone Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they will be playing at home against University at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Notre Dame is on a six-game streak of home wins, University a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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