Recap: St. Joseph's Academy Redstickers vs. Liberty Magnet Patriots
St. Joseph's Academy entered their tilt with Liberty Magnet with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Liberty Magnet Patriots a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. St. Joseph's Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Ana-Grace Garcia looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Joseph's Academy got a massive performance out of Nealy Estave, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Parks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Joseph's Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for Liberty Magnet, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
St. Joseph's Academy will head out on the road to face off against Catholic of Pointe Coupee at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Joseph's Academy: 2.9, Catholic of Pointe Coupee: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Liberty Magnet, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Glen Oaks at 5:00 p.m.
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