The Carondelet Cougars will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Antioch Panthers at 3:30 p.m. Carondelet's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Antioch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Carondelet came up short against Monte Vista and fell 7-3. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carondelet in their matchups with Monte Vista: they've now lost seven in a row.
Reese Albano made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Angela Gates, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Antioch were a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Rancho Cotate.
Antioch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Apollonia Maldonado, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Carondelet's record now sits at 3-2. As for Antioch, their record now sits at 1-5.
Antioch's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Carondelet has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Antioch, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8 per game. Will Carondelet keep running through batters, or will Antioch buck the trend?
Carondelet might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Antioch when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Carondelet, Kaileen Sepulveda (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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