Softball Preview: Holy Spirit Spartans vs. Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers
The Holy Spirit Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Our Lady of Mercy Academy Villagers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Holy Spirit sitting on five straight victories and Our Lady of Mercy Academy on three.
Holy Spirit's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Timber Creek Regional by a score of 4-0.
Mia Merlino made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Merlino was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Madi Berry was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Our Lady of Mercy Academy sidestepped Atlantic County Institute of Tech for a 2-0 win.
Holy Spirit pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Our Lady of Mercy Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Holy Spirit came up short against Our Lady of Mercy Academy in their previous meeting on Sunday, falling 5-0. Can Holy Spirit avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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