Softball Recap: St. Joseph's Academy Has No Trouble Against Pattonville

St. Joseph's Academy never let their opponents score on Friday. Everything went their way against the Pattonville Pirates as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The Angels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.

St. Joseph's Academy got a massive performance out of Henley Backsmeyer, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudsen Backsmeyer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Angels

On Base Percentage

09/26/25 @ Pattonville	64.5%
09/25/25 vs Incarnate Word Academy	31%
09/22/25 vs Fox	35.3%
09/17/25 vs Lutheran	26.5%
09/15/25 @ St. Charles	56.2%
+ 13 more games

St. Joseph's Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2024.

The win snapped St. Joseph's Academy's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-6 record. As for Pattonville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. St. Joseph's Academy will challenge Maplewood-Richmond Heights at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pattonville, they will take on Affton at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.4 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of.