The Holy Family Tigers will face off against the Monarch Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Holy Family got the win against Longmont by a conclusive 16-3. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 12 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jaelyn Sandoval was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ali Arambula, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holy Family kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Longmont only hit eight.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Monarch, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Legacy on Saturday as Monarch made off with a 9-2 victory.
Capri Polluconi made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
Polluconi wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kate Church, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Holy Family is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Monarch, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
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