Softball Preview: Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles vs. Academy of the Holy A Angels
Immaculate Heart Academy is 10-0 against Academy of the Holy A since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles will be playing at home against the Academy of the Holy A Angels at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Immaculate Heart Academy has four straight victories, Academy of the Holy A has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Immaculate Heart Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Ramsey, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Immaculate Heart Academy was ranked third). Immaculate Heart Academy's pitchers stepped up to hand Ramsey a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. Give Immaculate Heart Academy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Natalie Bonsignore looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gianna Dimeglio, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Academy of the Holy A had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Pascack Hills on Wednesday.
Immaculate Heart Academy pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Academy of the Holy A, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Immaculate Heart Academy took their victory against Academy of the Holy A when the teams last played on Saturday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Immaculate Heart Academy repeat their success, or does Academy of the Holy A have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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