Mater Bay Academy's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Lourdes Academy on Thursday. The Mater Bay Academy Rays came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ferguson Falcons, sneaking past 12-10. That's more bragging rights for the Rays, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Paiten Mclaughlin
| 03/13/25 vs Ferguson | 12 |
| 03/10/25 @ Lourdes Academy | 11 |
| 03/07/25 @ Marathon | 11 |
| 03/03/25 vs Mater Lakes Academy | 15 |
Paiten Mclaughlin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting three hits from her four at bats.
In other batting news, Jarilynn Romero was a standout: she scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Katlynn Figueroa, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-4.
Mater Bay Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are 4-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Mater Bay Academy now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Ferguson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Coming up, Mater Bay Academy will square off against Chaminade-Madonna at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mater Bay Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Ferguson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ferguson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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