After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Piedmont Hills, Presentation was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the El Camino Colts get on the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Allie Malatesta and Kyla Rae Shackelford made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Malatesta tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Shackelford struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-low in hits. At the plate, Malatesta went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Shackelford scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Presentation let Julia Simon and Stella Mancuso run wild. Simon scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mancuso scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 4-for-4. Audrey Kang was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Presentation was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Presentation back to even at 3-3.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Presentation Panthers duke it out with Half Moon Bay Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Half Moon Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season. As for El Camino, they will venture away from home to challenge Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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