The Mira Mesa Marauders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 4:00 p.m. Mira Mesa is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mira Mesa had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Patrick Henry.
Mira Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aria Phruksukarn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Academy of Our Lady of Peace's way against Clairemont on Wednesday as Academy of Our Lady of Peace made off with an 8-1 win.
Alexandra Riggs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Riggs has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Riggs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Stefini Ma'ake was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Gehler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Mira Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Mira Mesa skirted past Academy of Our Lady of Peace 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will Mira Mesa repeat their success, or does Academy of Our Lady of Peace have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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