The Rosary Academy Royals will head out on the road to challenge the Portola Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rosary Academy has 11 straight wins, Portola has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Rosary Academy beats Portola with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went the Royals' way against University on Wednesday as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ava Phillips looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jenna Caldera was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Huerta, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Rosary Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
Oxford Academy hit Portola with a five-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-5.
Rosary Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Portola, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1.
Rosary Academy took their win against Portola when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 22-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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