St. Mary fell victim to Marcos de Niza and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. Their tough 7-0 loss to the Marcos de Niza Padres might stick with them for a while. St. Mary's has struggled against Marcos de Niza recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Gabby Pantoja was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and a triple. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.
On Marcos de Niza's side, the team relied heavily on Sophia Franco, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Marcos de Niza, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
St. Mary's will be playing in front of their home fans against Saguaro at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Marcos de Niza, they will head out on the road to challenge Mesquite at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Marcos de Niza is facing Mesquite at the right time seeing as Mesquite is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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