Softball Recap: First Presbyterian Day Vikings vs. Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers
First Presbyterian Day waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers a 12-0 shutout. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Jessica Jones was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, First Presbyterian Day was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount de Sales Academy only posted a batting average of .167.
First Presbyterian Day pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
First Presbyterian Day will challenge Brookstone at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Presbyterian Day is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Mount de Sales Academy, they will take on John Milledge Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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