Mater Lakes Academy fell victim to Evangelical Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the Evangelical Christian Sentinels might stick with them for a while. Mater Lakes Academy just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
For Evangelical Christian's part, Zoe Yzaguirre looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Yzaguirre has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kylie Shaw was incredible, going 4-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Makenzie Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Mater Lakes Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Evangelical Christian, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-1.
Mater Lakes Academy is on the road again on Friday to play Gulf Coast at 7:00 p.m. Gulf Coast has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.58 runs per game on average), something Mater Lakes Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Evangelical Christian, they will face off against Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evangelical Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Charlotte's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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