The Mater Academy Bay Rays will head out on the road to face off against the Marathon Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mater Academy Bay's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Somerset Academy South Homestead as Mater Academy Bay made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mater Academy Bay.
Alana M. made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). M. was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katie G., who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Katlynn F., who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marathon made easy work of Gulliver Prep on Wednesday and carried off a 17-0 victory.
Like Mater Academy Bay, Marathon also got a great game from a two-way player: Allison Garcia. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Marathon got a massive performance out of Dani Perdomo, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Shynell McGuire was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Mater Academy Bay pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Marathon, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mater Academy Bay has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Marathon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mater Academy Bay suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Marathon in their previous matchup last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garcia, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Mater Academy Bay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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