Incarnate Word Academy and St. Dominic are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights will challenge the St. Dominic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Incarnate Word Academy will be strutting in after a victory while St. Dominic will be coming in after a loss.
St. Dominic is hoping to do what St. Joseph's Academy couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Incarnate Word Academy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Incarnate Word Academy walked away with a 6-2 win over St. Joseph's Academy.
Sophia Otten spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lauryn Walker was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Erin Meriwether, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Incarnate Word Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.6.
Meanwhile, St. Dominic came up short against Jackson on Tuesday and fell 8-3.
Abigail Mandrell was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Mandrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mandrell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Kunz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Incarnate Word Academy pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Dominic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6.
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