Saint Mary is 1-9 against Salesian College Preparatory since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saint Mary's Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Salesian College Preparatory Pride at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Saint Mary's is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let St. Patrick-St. Vincent onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
Not much got past Isabelle Koehn, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep St. Patrick-St. Vincent off the board. Koehn has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aoife Shen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Zweben, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Salesian College Preparatory had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over the Cougars.
DeAmor Coleman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mia Villanueva, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Valeria Cuevas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Saint Mary's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-10. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Saint Mary's hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Salesian College Preparatory struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Saint Mary's suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Salesian College Preparatory in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coleman, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Now that Saint Mary's knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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