A feisty cat fight will be fought as Presentation Panthers take on San Mateo Bearcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Presentation has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Presentation is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 11-6 to Santa Clara. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly five runs.
Rylee De Maio made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Stella Mancuso, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Presentation always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when San Mateo and Capuchino meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. San Mateo took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Capuchino. The game marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
San Mateo saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alice Han, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The loss snapped San Mateo's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Presentation, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
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