After flying high against Guajome Park Academy last Friday, St. Joseph Academy came back down to earth. The St. Joseph Academy Crusaders wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-3 walloping at the hands of the Bishop's Knights on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Joseph Academy of the 25-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
For Bishop's part, Jayla Stafford and Sydney Mafong did most of the damage at the plate: Stafford fired off three runs, three doubles, and four RBI while going 4-for-4, while Mafong went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Brightenburg, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
St. Joseph Academy dropped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Bishop's, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
St. Joseph Academy will head out on the road to take on Francis Parker at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Francis Parker will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something St. Joseph Academy surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bishop's, they will be playing at home against Orange Glen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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