The St. Mary's Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
St. Mary's will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against West on Tuesday. St. Mary's blew past West 13-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Mary's.
Angelina Martinez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Martinez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Martinez was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matea Muraoka, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Emma Swickard was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Tracy came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 13-0 shutout. Considering Tracy has won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Elisa Galli, who gave up just one hit to keep Tokay off the board.
At the plate, Leilani Benson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Sansaver, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
St. Mary's has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12-1 record this season. As for Tracy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1.
St. Mary's suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Tracy when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Galli, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that St. Mary's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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