Victory Christian Academy extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 12 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 0-11 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 16-15 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mountain Empire Redhawks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (ten), the Knights still had to take the loss.
As for Mountain Empire, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.7 runs over those games.
For Mountain Empire's part, Briana Ynez was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with ten stolen bases, three runs, and one double. That's the most runs Ynez has posted since back in April of 2024. Valerie Machado was another key player, going 2-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Victory Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Empire, they will challenge Vincent Memorial on Thursday. The Scots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.4 runs per game on average), something the Redhawks will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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