Mater Dei Catholic made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Steele Canyon, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders never let the Steele Canyon Cougars get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Saturday. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 12-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Anabelle Gallagher
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The team relied heavily on Anabelle Gallagher, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Gianna 'Gigi' Flores, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Mater Dei Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steele Canyon only posted a batting average of .059.
The win made it two in a row for Mater Dei Catholic and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Steele Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Coming up, Mater Dei Catholic will be taking part in a tournament against Del Norte at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Steele Canyon, they will take on Mt. Carmel in a tournament on Monday.
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