Mount St. Mary Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Nardin Academy Gators at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount St. Mary Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Mount St. Mary Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Nichols.
Taylor Zajac put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Zajac was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Zajac wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Claire Gaulin, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Nardin Academy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let Mount Mercy Academy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Nardin Academy sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Like Mount St. Mary Academy, Nardin Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Erin Nuwer. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nuwer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Nuwer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Molly Griffin and Emily Gorman did most of the damage at the plate: Griffin went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Gorman went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Mount St. Mary Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Nardin Academy, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mount St. Mary Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Nardin Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mount St. Mary Academy suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Nardin Academy in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nardin Academy's Jayden Szkatulski, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Mount St. Mary Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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