The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Academy of the Holy Names comes in on three and Palm Harbor University on four.
On Thursday, Academy of the Holy Names beat Osceola 6-2.
Keala Hollenkamp made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Hollenkamp has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hollenkamp was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hollenkamp wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Powell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Palm Harbor University had just enough and edged Northeast out 4-3 on Thursday.
Like Academy of the Holy Names, Palm Harbor University also got a great game from a two-way player: Emma Shipley. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over eight innings pitched. Shipley was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Emily Boylan was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Academy of the Holy Names pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Palm Harbor University, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Academy of the Holy Names has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palm Harbor University struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Academy of the Holy Names couldn't quite finish off Palm Harbor University in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 and fell 10-8. Will Academy of the Holy Names have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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