Acalanes is 0-3 against Albany since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Acalanes Dons will head out on the road to challenge the Albany Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Acalanes never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Mt. Diablo last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Red Devils as they made off with an 11-4 win.
Avery Robb was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Emme Young, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Albany waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 12-1 victory.
Albany let Jasmine Araica and Mackenzie Marion loose on the outfield. Araica went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Marion scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Valeria Trujillo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Acalanes has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Albany, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Acalanes came up short against Albany in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, falling 8-4. Thankfully for Acalanes, Ciara Morris (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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