The Cathedral Catholic Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cathedral Catholic will stroll in with a 11 game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 27th matchup with Academy of Our Lady of Peace.
Cathedral Catholic's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Clairemont.
Not much got past Mimi Botticelli, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Clairemont off the board.
At the plate, Alyssa Pagdilao was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Walton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Academy of Our Lady of Peace's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Otay Ranch by a score of 5-4.
Alexandra Riggs put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Riggs has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Riggs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alayna Ma'Ake was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. She hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games.
Cathedral Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-1.
Wednesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cathedral Catholic hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .354. However, it's not like Academy of Our Lady of Peace struggles in that department as they've averaged .315. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cathedral Catholic suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Academy of Our Lady of Peace in their previous meeting on April 12th. Will Cathedral Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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