The Mater Lakes Academy Bears will challenge the Mater Bay Academy Rays at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Mater Lakes Academy's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Mater Bay Academy has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Mater Lakes Academy fell victim to St. Brendan and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Sabres, falling 15-0. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Bears' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Mater Bay Academy lost 10-3 to Academy for Innovative Education on Wednesday.
Mater Bay Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amber Gutierrez, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run.
Mater Lakes Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mater Bay Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Mater Lakes Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Mater Bay Academy in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Rays have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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