Immaculate is 0-9 against Masuk since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Immaculate Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Masuk Panthers at 4:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, everything went Immaculate's way against Bethel as Immaculate made off with a 9-3 win.
Meanwhile, Masuk put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Kolbe-Cathedral onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. Masuk might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Madison Aguirre and Julia Bacoulis made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Aguirre didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Bacoulis tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aguirre has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Aguirre fired off two home runs, five RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4, while Bacoulis went 3-for-3 with a home run, four runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Masuk got a massive performance out of Sofia Lieto, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Lieto, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Immaculate's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9. As for Masuk, they pushed their record up to 19-0 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Immaculate suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Masuk when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Immaculate avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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