Mount St. Mary Academy is 1-9 against Central since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mount St. Mary Academy Belles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering North Little Rock just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Charging Wildcats. Having soared to a lofty 23 runs in the game before, Mount St. Mary Academy's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Central can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Little Rock Southwest as Central made off with a 20-5 victory. Central's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Emmarie Blackwell and Ava Walker did most of the damage at the plate: Blackwell went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Walker scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Makaleigh Thacker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mount St. Mary Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Central, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
Mount St. Mary Academy suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Mount St. Mary Academy, Mackenzie Whisnant (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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