Miami is on an 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Chandler Prep is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Miami will welcome Chandler Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Miami put up the most points they have all season on Friday. Everything went their way against Gilbert Classical Academy as Miami made off with a 27-4 victory. Considering the Vandals have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Chandler Prep ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 12-8 win over Pima.
Kyra Tucker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elise Hirsch, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. That's the most hits she has posted over her last 12 games. Another player making a difference was Kate W, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Chandler Prep was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .395. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Chandler Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.1 runs over those games. Miami now has a winning record of 7-6.
Miami might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Chandler Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Miami avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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