Softball Preview: Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles vs. Fair Lawn Cutters
The Immaculate Heart Academy Blue Eagles will play host again on Monday to welcome the Fair Lawn Cutters, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:15 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Immaculate Heart Academy: 1.1, Fair Lawn: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Immaculate Heart Academy stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Academy of the Holy A a 10-0 shutout.
Arianna Barrett looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Leah English, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Mikros, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Fair Lawn had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Passaic County Tech on Monday.
Immaculate Heart Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Fair Lawn, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Immaculate Heart Academy beat Fair Lawn 4-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Immaculate Heart Academy repeat their success, or does Fair Lawn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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