St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 22-12 defeat at the hands of the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Neyzza Vega made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cailin Klosterman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
On St. Johns Country Day's side, Jules Raimondi was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and 11 unearned) runs off eight hits. Raimondi was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gabriela Oceguera was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Audrey Jackson was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
St. Joseph Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for St. Johns Country Day, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
St. Joseph Academy will look to defend their home field on Monday against Trinity Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for St. Johns Country Day, they will head out on the road to face off against Peniel Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Peniel Baptist Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
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