Temple City waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Bishop Amat Lancers. This was payback for Temple City, who suffered an 11-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kassandra Gewecke made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Gewecke has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Gewecke was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Mya Arias was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Melanie Platon, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Bishop Amat's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eliana Meza, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Temple City's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1-1. As for Bishop Amat, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Temple City will head out on the road to face off against Crescenta Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Temple City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Bishop Amat, they are on the road again in their first game on Saturday to play Downey at 10:00 a.m. Bishop Amat's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Downey's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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