The Aragon Dons will square off against the Christopher Cougars on Saturday. Aragon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Aragon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Los Altos. Six seems to be a good number for Aragon as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Are Makropoulos made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Makropoulos has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Makropoulos was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Destiny Garcia, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Amelia Gullo was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Christopher gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cupertino as Christopher made off with an 11-4 win. Christopher's victory was all the more impressive since Cupertino was averaging only 3.73 runs allowed on the season.
Danielle Keller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zoe Griffin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Diaz Cruz, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Aragon now has a winning record of 14-13-1. As for Christopher, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Everything went Aragon's way against Christopher in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as Aragon made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aragon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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