The Seton Catholic Sentinels will challenge the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Seton Catholic: 1.2, Yuma Catholic: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Seton Catholic's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Benjamin Franklin. The Sentinels not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 12, 2024.
Brooke Zuluaga was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Carmen Acosta was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Natalia Casillas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yuma Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Pahrump Valley by a score of 7-2 on Friday. The Shamrocks' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Yuma Catholic pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Seton Catholic, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0-2.
Everything went Seton Catholic's way against Yuma Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, as Seton Catholic made off with a 13-0 victory. Does Seton Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yuma Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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