The East River Falcons will face off against the Archbishop Chapelle Chipmunks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East River: 2.8, Archbishop Chapelle: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East River made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lake Nona, but they still couldn't quite topple them. East River put the hurt on Lake Nona with a sharp 9-3 victory on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Katherine Sanchez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tru Mastro, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March of 2024. Gaby Angueira was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
East River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Chapelle fell victim to Horizon and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Chipmunks' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
East River pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Archbishop Chapelle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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