Incarnate Word Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Antonian Prep Apaches at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Incarnate Word Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against St. Pius X on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Panthers. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Incarnate Word Academy in their matchups with St. Pius X: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Antonian Prep gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Concordia Lutheran a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Antonian Prep sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Trinity Silva was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Isabella Garza was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Incarnate Word Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Antonian Prep, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6.
Incarnate Word Academy suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Antonian Prep in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Antonian Prep's Christina Mendiola, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Incarnate Word Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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