The Loyola Academy Ramblers will head out on the road to challenge the Montini Catholic Broncos at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Loyola Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Loyola Academy had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Whitney Young.
Leanna Keller made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Loyola Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitney Young only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Montini Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Resurrection on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bandits by a score of 6-5. With that loss, Montini Catholic now have a three game overall losing streak to go with their drought on the road.
Loyola Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Montini Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Loyola Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Montini Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Loyola 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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