Cor Jesu Academy fell victim to Jackson and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Fighting Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 back in August.
Alice Vogel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
This is the second loss in a row for Cor Jesu Academy and nudges their season record down to 7-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-7 Incarnate Word Academy (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 59.1% over those games). As for Jackson, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Cor Jesu Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Perryville at 12:00 p.m. As for Jackson, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Incarnate Word Academy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Red Knights have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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