Softball Preview: St. Joseph Academy Flashes vs. Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors
The St. Joseph Academy Flashes will challenge the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
St. Joseph Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Eagle's View as St. Joseph Academy made off with a 21-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what St. Joseph Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Jessica Camacho made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Camacho has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Camacho was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, St. Joseph Academy let Alexa Schenck and Abigale Pellicer loose on the outfield. Schenck scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Pellicer scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailin Klosterman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hilliard and snuck past 8-7.
Madelyn Lasater spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Trinity Christian Academy got a big performance out of Olivia Sparks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ayanna Whitaker, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Joseph Academy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.
St. Joseph Academy might still be hurting after the 27-1 defeat they got from Trinity Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trinity Christian Academy's Hannah Rivers, who fired off three home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Now that St. Joseph Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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