Otay Ranch is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mater Dei Catholic is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Otay Ranch Mustangs will take on the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Otay Ranch came up short against Bonita Vista and fell 14-10.
Kaylin Phillips was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Phillips has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Isabel Cintron was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5. Anaya Camacho was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Eastlake an 8-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Mater Dei Catholic has won by exactly eight runs.
The team relied heavily on Bella Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Michaella Salvatierra, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Otay Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 24-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Otay Ranch hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mater Dei Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Otay Ranch came up short against Mater Dei Catholic in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mater Dei Catholic's Arri Romero, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that Otay Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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