After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Saint Mary finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-2 walloping at the hands of the Salesian College Preparatory Pride. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Saint Mary's in their matchups with Salesian College Preparatory: they've now lost eight in a row.
Saint Mary's saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Zweben, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Salesian College Preparatory's side, DeAmor Coleman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Coleman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Ta'Leysha Thompson and Jisselle Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Mia Villanueva was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Saint Mary's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Salesian College Preparatory, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Saint Mary's by a score of 19-9.
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