Our Lady of Lourdes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to the Roosevelt Presidents. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Our Lady of Lourdes of the 8-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
For Roosevelt's part, Kayla Baez and Jax Sweed made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Baez didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Sweed tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Baez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Baez went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Sweed got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Cali DeLawder was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Greenspan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Our Lady of Lourdes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Roosevelt, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Our Lady of Lourdes will head out on the road to face off against New Paltz at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Roosevelt, they will be playing at home against Pine Plains at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
