If Rickover Naval was riding high fresh off their 23-13 takedown of Prosser on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Seadragons came up short against the Walther Christian Academy Broncos on Thursday, falling 14-8.
Kayla Mateo was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Soleil Gonzales, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Rickover Naval's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-8. As for Walther Christian Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-7.
Coming up, Rickover Naval will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park at 5:00 p.m. As for Walther Christian Academy, they are taking a road trip to square off against Holy Trinity at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.29 runs per game on average), something the Broncos will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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