After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Sherman Indian was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 17-1 to the United Christian Academy Eagles. Sherman Indian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For United Christian Academy's part, Lariah Avila made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Avila has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Avila was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, United Christian Academy let Lexi Rodriguez and Liliana Perez loose on the outfield. Rodriguez went 4-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Perez scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last three times she's played. Tiffany Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sherman Indian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for United Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Sherman Indian is on the road again on Thursday to play Hamilton at 3:30 p.m. As for United Christian Academy, they will take on Bethel Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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