Mater Bay Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lourdes Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Lourdes Academy by a score of 7-6. The Rays were not able to make up for their loss to Lourdes Academy from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Paiten Mclaughlin
| 03/10/25 @ Lourdes Academy | 11 |
| 03/07/25 @ Marathon | 11 |
| 03/03/25 vs Mater Lakes Academy | 15 |
| 02/26/25 @ Florida Christian | 2 |
| 02/19/25 vs Academy for Innovative Education | 5 |
| + 1 more games |
Paiten Mclaughlin put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 7.2 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.3 strikeouts per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Katlynn Figueroa was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season. Jarilynn Romero was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mater Bay Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Mater Bay Academy's record now sits at 5-4. As for Lourdes Academy, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mater Bay Academy will take on Ferguson in a tournament on Thursday. Ferguson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 15.7 runs per game this season. As for Lourdes Academy, they will host Chaminade-Madonna at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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