After a string of three wins, Los Angeles Leadership Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 16-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of the CALS Early College Falcons.
Merari Palma and Maria Machic did some serious damage despite the final result: Palma scored three runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-3, while Machic scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. Machic has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Vidal-Echeverria, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4.
On CALS Early College's side, the team relied heavily on Evelyn Mendoza, who scored three runs while going 3-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniela Rivera, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for CALS Early College, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Los Angeles Leadership Academy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 24-10 win vs. Animo De La Hoya on the 18th. As for CALS Early College, they will head out on the road to take on ESAT at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in ESAT's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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