Albuquerque Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Sandia Prep Sundevils as the Albuquerque Academy Chargers made off with an 18-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Albuquerque Academy.
Melissa Purcella made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Purcella has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Purcella was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and seven RBI.
In other batting news, Lilia Braun was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bella Swanson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Sandia Prep's side, Ellie Garcia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Kyrie Lujan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Albuquerque Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-9. As for Sandia Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Albuquerque Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Del Norte at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Albuquerque Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Sandia Prep, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against East Mountain at 3:00 p.m. East Mountain is coming into the contest with five straight wins on the road, so Sandia Prep will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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