Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mater Dei Catholic). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Poway Titans a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Crusaders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Analesse 'Peanut' Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only zero walks, the fewest she's had since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Liana Qui?ones
| 03/20/25 vs Poway | 3 |
| 05/09/24 @ Otay Ranch | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs Valhalla | 1 |
| 03/23/24 vs Rancho Bernardo | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liana Qui?ones, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Harris, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Mater Dei Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mater Dei Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Poway, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Mater Dei Catholic and Poway should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Mater Dei Catholic will take on Santana at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 138 places (64 vs. 202). The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mater Dei Catholic 1.9, Poway 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Similarly, Poway (ranked 44th) will meet Cajon (ranked 370th) at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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