After flying high against Academy of Careers & Exploration last Thursday, Excelsior Charter came back down to earth. Excelsior Charter fell just short of the Granite Hills Cougars by a score of 11-9 on Monday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Evangeline Archuleta made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Audie Nottingham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Excelsior Charter's loss dropped their record down to 6-4-1. As for Granite Hills, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-5.
Looking ahead, Excelsior Charter is taking a road trip to face off against University Prep at 3:15 p.m. on April 1. Excelsior Charter's pitchers better be ready for this one: University Prep has averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Granite Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Adelanto at 3:15 p.m. Adelanto has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.89 runs per game on average), something Granite Hills will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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