The St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats will challenge the Homestead Mustangs on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Woodside. Considering St. Ignatius College Preparatory has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Cassidy Chew made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Chew has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Chew was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Delilah Berry, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cece Hammond, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Homestead made easy work of Pacific Grove on Saturday and carried off an 8-1 win.
Mackenzie Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Izzy Gutierrez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Cierra Hagan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Homestead, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
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