Softball Preview: Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers vs. Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and Melbourne Central Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but likely not for long. The Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers will take on the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Melbourne Central Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, who comes in off a win.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Merritt Island Christian as Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy made off with a 16-6 win. The result was nothing new for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Isabella Kapatoes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Kapatoes has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Kapatoes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances. Grace Mooney was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Melbourne Central Catholic had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Harmony on Friday.
Peyton West was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie Lovett, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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