DePaul College Prep is 0-3 against Loyola Academy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The DePaul College Prep Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Loyola Academy Ramblers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
DePaul College Prep took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Mother McAuley onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Loyola Academy made sure to put some runs up on the board against New Trier on Thursday. Loyola Academy came out on top against New Trier by a score of 15-10. With that win, Loyola Academy brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Paige Purcell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and six unearned) runs on 13 hits.
At the plate, Emilia Bartholomew was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hunter Lewis, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
DePaul College Prep's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-19-1. As for Loyola Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
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