Santa Fe Catholic hasn't had much luck against All Saints' Academy recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Santa Fe Catholic Hawks are headed away from home for the first time to take on the All Saints' Academy Saints at 6:00 p.m. All Saints' Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Santa Fe Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Santa Fe Catholic proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Zephyrhills Christian Academy 5-4.
Claire McGee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 21 Ks.
Declyn Keyser
| 02/27/25 vs Zephyrhills Christian Academy | 4 |
| 04/23/24 vs Seffner Christian | 1 |
| 03/21/24 @ All Saints' Academy | 1 |
| 02/20/24 vs Kathleen | 1 |
On the hitting side, Declyn Keyser was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Felicia Parker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, All Saints' Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 23-10 to Real Life Christian Academy on Thursday. The Saints have struggled against the Raptors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
All Saints' Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylynn Gaskin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Gaskin has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another was Cira Whitchard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Fe Catholic might still be hurting after the 19-4 defeat they got from All Saints' Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Santa Fe Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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