Softball Recap: Incarnate Word Academy Comes Up Short

Incarnate Word Academy suffered their closest loss since March 2, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of HCYA by a score of 9-7.

Eve Puzon was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Leighton Murphy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Incarnate Word Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for HCYA, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season.

Incarnate Word Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against First Baptist Christian at 2:15 p.m. Incarnate Word Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for HCYA, they are taking a road trip to square off against St. John's at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.