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| 04/03/25 - Home | 15-14 W |
| 03/11/25 - Away | 13-4 W |
| 03/14/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 05/02/22 - Home | 15-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Holy Names Academy is a perfect 8-0 against Nathan Hale since March of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Holy Names Academy will head out on the road to square off against Nathan Hale at 4:00 p.m. Holy Names Academy has given up an average of 10.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Garfield hit Holy Names Academy with a five-run first inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. Holy Names Academy lost 11-1 to Garfield. Holy Names Academy hasn't had much luck with Garfield recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Delanie Gilda was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nathan Hale). They blew past Cleveland 22-0 on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Francis Shutts made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kat Gouge, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Fialdini, who got on base in all six of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Nathan Hale always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .720. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Nathan Hale and bumps their season record up to 5-10. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Holy Names Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Tuesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Holy Names Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .440. However, it's not like Nathan Hale struggles in that department as they've averaged .468. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Holy Names Academy skirted past Nathan Hale 15-14 in their previous meeting on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Names Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
