Softball Preview: St. Mary's Academy Belles vs. Bishop Conaty-Loretto Wildcats
St. Mary's Academy is 2-8 against Bishop Conaty-Loretto since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Mary's Academy Belles will be playing at home against the Bishop Conaty-Loretto Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Mary's Academy's offense. Their rough 23-0 defeat to Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Bishop Conaty-Loretto suffered a tough 19-13 loss at the hands of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary on Monday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bishop Conaty-Loretto in their matchups with Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary: they've now lost three in a row.
Lauren Castillo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Vivian Sanchez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Mary's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Bishop Conaty-Loretto, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
St. Mary's Academy suffered a grim 25-1 defeat to Bishop Conaty-Loretto in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Conaty-Loretto's Kaylee Parra, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that St. Mary's Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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