Academy of Our Lady of Peace has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Mira Mesa Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Academy of Our Lady of Peace will be strutting in after a win while Mira Mesa will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, everything went Academy of Our Lady of Peace's way against Clairemont as Academy of Our Lady of Peace made off with an 8-1 victory.
Alexandra Riggs made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Riggs has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Riggs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Stefini Ma'ake, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Samantha Gehler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Mira Mesa had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Patrick Henry on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mira Mesa in their matchups with Patrick Henry: they've now lost six in a row.
Mira Mesa saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aria Phruksukarn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace now has a winning record of 7-6-1. As for Mira Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace couldn't quite finish off Mira Mesa when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Destiny Garcia (who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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