On Thursday, Salpointe Catholic faced Mica Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Salpointe Catholic Lancers fell just short of the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts by a score of 4-2. Salpointe Catholic's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Arianna Flores spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Salpointe Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alma Garcia, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Salpointe Catholic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mica Mountain only tossed six.
On Mica Mountain's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Acelynn-Rose Heston gave up just two earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. Heston has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Violet Suarez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Salpointe Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 29-4. As for Mica Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Salpointe Catholic beat Mica Mountain by a score of 10-1 later that day.
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