St. Joseph's Academy and East Ascension are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The St. Joseph's Academy Redstickers will head out on the road to take on the East Ascension Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Joseph's Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
After a string of nine wins, St. Joseph's Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Catholic of Pointe Coupee.
St. Joseph's Academy saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Parks, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Ascension scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Tuesday. They blew past Denham Springs 19-8. East Ascension might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Cayden Tullier was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Corin Waguespack, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
St. Joseph's Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-3. As for East Ascension, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
East Ascension's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. St. Joseph's Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for East Ascension, though, as they've been averaging only 2 per game. Will St. Joseph's Academy keep running through batters, or will East Ascension buck the trend?
St. Joseph's Academy beat East Ascension 5-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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