Softball Game Preview: Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers vs. Holy Spirit Spartans

For the first time this season, Our Lady of Mercy Academy will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the Holy Spirit Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Our Lady of Mercy Academy is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Lower Cape May. Our Lady of Mercy Academy's pitcher stepped up to hand Lower Cape May a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Villagers have beaten the Tigers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.

Isabel Quinlan made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Quinlan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Riley Welker was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Devin Powell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Holy Spirit made easy work of Atlantic Christian on Wednesday and carried off an 18-1 win.

Our Lady of Mercy Academy beat Holy Spirit 8-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Will Our Lady of Mercy Academy repeat their success, or does Holy Spirit has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.