Albuquerque Academy is 1-9 against Bernalillo since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the Bernalillo Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bernalillo is hoping to do on Tuesday what Espanola Valley couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Albuquerque Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Albuquerque Academy never let Espanola Valley onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Melissa Purcella made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Purcella has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Purcella was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Samantha Walker was a standout: she scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Sydney Koranyi was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bernalillo won against Del Norte on Monday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Bernalillo blew past Del Norte 7-0. Bernalillo's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Albuquerque Academy pushed their record up to 13-9 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Bernalillo, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Albuquerque Academy came up short against Bernalillo in their previous meeting on April 11th, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bernalillo's Autumn Arriola, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Now that Albuquerque Academy 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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