St. Joseph's Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Catholic of Pointe Coupee Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Joseph's Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty Magnet a 15-0 shutout. That's two games straight that St. Joseph's Academy has won by exactly 15 runs.
Ana-Grace Garcia looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nealy Estave was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Parks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Catholic of Pointe Coupee had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against St. Edmund by a score of 3-0 on Thursday.
St. Joseph's Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Catholic of Pointe Coupee, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
St. Joseph's Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Catholic of Pointe Coupee in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Joseph's Academy since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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